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...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2024-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Built Environment |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2024.1285131/full |