A new approach for evaluating lateral resistance of railway ballast associated with extended sleeper spacing

Recently, attempts have been made to replace wooden sleepers with concrete sleepers with expanded sleeper spacing, especially on conventional railway lines. By extending sleeper spacing in the replacement process, the number of sleepers required is lower. A reduction in the number of sleepers can re...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Emiri Koyama, Kazuki Ito, Kimitoshi Hayano, Yoshitsugu Momoya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Soils and Foundations
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038080621001372