Mechanics of Ballasted Rail Tracks : A Geotechnical Perspective (Hardcover)

1. Introduction 2. Track Structure and Loading 3. Factors Governing Ballast Behaviour 4. State-of-the-Art Triaxial Testing of Ballast 5. Behaviour of Ballast with and without Geosynthetics 6. Existing Deformation Models 7. A New Constitutive Model for Ballast 8. Track Drainage and Use of Geosynthetics 9. Track Maintenance