Dynamic amplifications in railway transition zones: performance evaluation of sleeper configurations using energy criterion

Railway transition zones present a major challenge in railway track design mainly due to abrupt jumps in stiffness and differential settlements that result from crossing stiffer structures such as bridges or culverts. Despite numerous efforts to mitigate these transition effects at both the superstr...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Avni Jain, Andrei V. Metrikine, Michaël J. M. M. Steenbergen, Karel N. van Dalen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Built Environment
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2024.1285131/full