BALLAST PERFORMANCE: CONSIDERING MORE KEY FACTORS
ET Selig
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ET Selig
Abstract
An important decision in track design and maintenance is how thick the ballast layer should be under the ties. This article looks at such factors as ballast-layer thickness, granular-layer thickness, ballast drainage, ballast cleaning and renewal.
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An important decision in track design and maintenance is how thick the ballast layer should be under the ties. This article looks at such factors as ballast-layer thickness, granular-layer thickness, ballast drainage, ballast cleaning and renewal.
Key concepts: Ballast, Track (disk drive), Layer (electronics), Key (lock), Engineering, Marine engineering, Mechanical engineering, Computer science