A New High-Efficiency Procedure for Aggregate Gradation Determination of the Railway Ballast by Means Image Recognition Method

The mechanical characteristics of the railway superstructure are related to the properties of the ballast, and especially to the particle size distribution of its grains. Under the constant stress-strain of carriages, the ballast can deteriorate over time, and consequently it should properly be moni...

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Main Authors: Guerrieri M., Parla G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2013-12-01
Series:Archives of Civil Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ace.2013.59.issue-4/ace-2013-0025/ace-2013-0025.xml?format=INT