CONVENTIONAL AND UNCONVENTIONAL RAILWAY TRACK FOR RAILWAYS ON SOFT GROUND IN INDONESIA (Case Study: Rantau Prapat – Duri Railways Development)
The Rantau Prapat-Duri railway system development project will be constructed and be laid on the soft ground. The appropriate railway track system design becomes essentials. This research discusses the comparison between conventional track and unconventional track systems design to determine the mos...
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| author | Dian, Setiawan Imam, Muthohar Gurmel, Ghataora |
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| description | The Rantau Prapat-Duri railway system development project will be constructed and be laid on the soft ground. The appropriate railway track system design becomes essentials. This research discusses the comparison between conventional track and unconventional track systems design to determine the most proper and the most efficient of railway track system. The subgrade was classified as poor quality (E = 8.2 MPa). Thus, the underlying soils require to be reinforced and be stabilised for construction of embankment to support the track at the correct elevation. A solution comprising cement, fly ash, and gravel mixture columns are suggested for the 3 to 6 m embankments (considered in this research). This measure stabilises long-term settlements and prevents exploding construction costs and extensive mass transportation. Rheda 2000 system was selected as slab track design and was also considered as an alternative, which has a longer life cycle, higher structural track stability, lower maintenance need, and lower thickness requirement. However, the slab track construction cost is more expensive than conventional track. It requires homogeneous subgrade with no settlement, and it is not economically efficient in unstable circumstances with additional measures being taken for the substructure. The additional cost required for the use of slab track in the open to limit long-term settlement in the substructure is higher than for conventional track by the factor 2-2.5. It is concluded that the conventional track is more appropriate and more efficient railway track system to be applied for Rantau Prapat-Duri railway systems. It is a better solution in earth structures since it has a high flexibility of the track and much lower construction cost. It also requires much lower material requirement than for slab track. It provides more accurate corrections and faster maintenance. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:1358412016-02-04T01:25:32Z https://repository.ugm.ac.id/135841/ CONVENTIONAL AND UNCONVENTIONAL RAILWAY TRACK FOR RAILWAYS ON SOFT GROUND IN INDONESIA (Case Study: Rantau Prapat – Duri Railways Development) Dian, Setiawan Imam, Muthohar Gurmel, Ghataora Environmental Engineering The Rantau Prapat-Duri railway system development project will be constructed and be laid on the soft ground. The appropriate railway track system design becomes essentials. This research discusses the comparison between conventional track and unconventional track systems design to determine the most proper and the most efficient of railway track system. The subgrade was classified as poor quality (E = 8.2 MPa). Thus, the underlying soils require to be reinforced and be stabilised for construction of embankment to support the track at the correct elevation. A solution comprising cement, fly ash, and gravel mixture columns are suggested for the 3 to 6 m embankments (considered in this research). This measure stabilises long-term settlements and prevents exploding construction costs and extensive mass transportation. Rheda 2000 system was selected as slab track design and was also considered as an alternative, which has a longer life cycle, higher structural track stability, lower maintenance need, and lower thickness requirement. However, the slab track construction cost is more expensive than conventional track. It requires homogeneous subgrade with no settlement, and it is not economically efficient in unstable circumstances with additional measures being taken for the substructure. The additional cost required for the use of slab track in the open to limit long-term settlement in the substructure is higher than for conventional track by the factor 2-2.5. It is concluded that the conventional track is more appropriate and more efficient railway track system to be applied for Rantau Prapat-Duri railway systems. It is a better solution in earth structures since it has a high flexibility of the track and much lower construction cost. It also requires much lower material requirement than for slab track. It provides more accurate corrections and faster maintenance. 2013-11-01 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repository.ugm.ac.id/135841/1/Paper%208_Proceeding%20FSTPT.pdf Dian, Setiawan and Imam, Muthohar and Gurmel, Ghataora (2013) CONVENTIONAL AND UNCONVENTIONAL RAILWAY TRACK FOR RAILWAYS ON SOFT GROUND IN INDONESIA (Case Study: Rantau Prapat – Duri Railways Development). In: The 16th FSTPT International Symposium, 1-3 November 2013, UMS Surakarta. |
| spellingShingle | Environmental Engineering Dian, Setiawan Imam, Muthohar Gurmel, Ghataora CONVENTIONAL AND UNCONVENTIONAL RAILWAY TRACK FOR RAILWAYS ON SOFT GROUND IN INDONESIA (Case Study: Rantau Prapat – Duri Railways Development) |
| title | CONVENTIONAL AND UNCONVENTIONAL RAILWAY TRACK FOR RAILWAYS ON SOFT GROUND IN INDONESIA (Case Study: Rantau Prapat – Duri Railways Development) |
| title_full | CONVENTIONAL AND UNCONVENTIONAL RAILWAY TRACK FOR RAILWAYS ON SOFT GROUND IN INDONESIA (Case Study: Rantau Prapat – Duri Railways Development) |
| title_fullStr | CONVENTIONAL AND UNCONVENTIONAL RAILWAY TRACK FOR RAILWAYS ON SOFT GROUND IN INDONESIA (Case Study: Rantau Prapat – Duri Railways Development) |
| title_full_unstemmed | CONVENTIONAL AND UNCONVENTIONAL RAILWAY TRACK FOR RAILWAYS ON SOFT GROUND IN INDONESIA (Case Study: Rantau Prapat – Duri Railways Development) |
| title_short | CONVENTIONAL AND UNCONVENTIONAL RAILWAY TRACK FOR RAILWAYS ON SOFT GROUND IN INDONESIA (Case Study: Rantau Prapat – Duri Railways Development) |
| title_sort | conventional and unconventional railway track for railways on soft ground in indonesia case study rantau prapat duri railways development |
| topic | Environmental Engineering |
| url | https://repository.ugm.ac.id/135841/1/Paper%208_Proceeding%20FSTPT.pdf |
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