Improved methods to prevent railway embankment failure and subgrade degradation: a review

Railway transportation is one of the most advantageous modes of transportation because of its high capacity, which obviates the increasing demand for conveying passengers and cargo. However, high initial costs and ongoing maintenance costs (partially resulting from the degradation of the subgrade an...

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Main Authors: Roshan, Mohammad Jawed, A. Rashid, Ahmad Safuan, Abdul Wahab, Norshakila, Tamassoki, Sakina, Jusoh, Siti Norafida, Hezmi, Muhammad Azril, Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati, Mohd Apandi, Nazirah, Azmi, Mastura
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author Roshan, Mohammad Jawed
A. Rashid, Ahmad Safuan
Abdul Wahab, Norshakila
Tamassoki, Sakina
Jusoh, Siti Norafida
Hezmi, Muhammad Azril
Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati
Mohd Apandi, Nazirah
Azmi, Mastura
author_facet Roshan, Mohammad Jawed
A. Rashid, Ahmad Safuan
Abdul Wahab, Norshakila
Tamassoki, Sakina
Jusoh, Siti Norafida
Hezmi, Muhammad Azril
Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati
Mohd Apandi, Nazirah
Azmi, Mastura
author_sort Roshan, Mohammad Jawed
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description Railway transportation is one of the most advantageous modes of transportation because of its high capacity, which obviates the increasing demand for conveying passengers and cargo. However, high initial costs and ongoing maintenance costs (partially resulting from the degradation of the subgrade and embankments) are drawbacks. Besides, railway subgrade soil experiences a high impact load and alternate drying-wetting and freeze-thawing cycles. In order to counter these problems, various kinds of soil improvement have been employed to improve the engineering properties of soils and minimise embankment and subgrade degradation. Chemical, mechanical, and geosynthetic techniques are currently being used to improve railway embankments. Some methods, such as columnar systems and deep mixing, fortify embankment foundations or subsoil, while others (e.g. chemical binders) can be used as mixed material to stabilise embankments and subgrade soil to a shallow depth. Hence, this review paper first discusses the correlation between railway track elements, failures, and the degradation of embankments in railway networks, and then compares the soil stabilisation techniques from multiple aspects.
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spelling upm.eprints-1018172023-08-15T04:03:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101817/ Improved methods to prevent railway embankment failure and subgrade degradation: a review Roshan, Mohammad Jawed A. Rashid, Ahmad Safuan Abdul Wahab, Norshakila Tamassoki, Sakina Jusoh, Siti Norafida Hezmi, Muhammad Azril Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati Mohd Apandi, Nazirah Azmi, Mastura Railway transportation is one of the most advantageous modes of transportation because of its high capacity, which obviates the increasing demand for conveying passengers and cargo. However, high initial costs and ongoing maintenance costs (partially resulting from the degradation of the subgrade and embankments) are drawbacks. Besides, railway subgrade soil experiences a high impact load and alternate drying-wetting and freeze-thawing cycles. In order to counter these problems, various kinds of soil improvement have been employed to improve the engineering properties of soils and minimise embankment and subgrade degradation. Chemical, mechanical, and geosynthetic techniques are currently being used to improve railway embankments. Some methods, such as columnar systems and deep mixing, fortify embankment foundations or subsoil, while others (e.g. chemical binders) can be used as mixed material to stabilise embankments and subgrade soil to a shallow depth. Hence, this review paper first discusses the correlation between railway track elements, failures, and the degradation of embankments in railway networks, and then compares the soil stabilisation techniques from multiple aspects. Elsevier 2022 Article PeerReviewed Roshan, Mohammad Jawed and A. Rashid, Ahmad Safuan and Abdul Wahab, Norshakila and Tamassoki, Sakina and Jusoh, Siti Norafida and Hezmi, Muhammad Azril and Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati and Mohd Apandi, Nazirah and Azmi, Mastura (2022) Improved methods to prevent railway embankment failure and subgrade degradation: a review. Transportation Geotechnics, 37. art. no. 100834. pp. 1-24. ISSN 2214-3912 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214391222001180 10.1016/j.trgeo.2022.100834
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A. Rashid, Ahmad Safuan
Abdul Wahab, Norshakila
Tamassoki, Sakina
Jusoh, Siti Norafida
Hezmi, Muhammad Azril
Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati
Mohd Apandi, Nazirah
Azmi, Mastura
Improved methods to prevent railway embankment failure and subgrade degradation: a review
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title_fullStr Improved methods to prevent railway embankment failure and subgrade degradation: a review
title_full_unstemmed Improved methods to prevent railway embankment failure and subgrade degradation: a review
title_short Improved methods to prevent railway embankment failure and subgrade degradation: a review
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