Table of Contents
Chapter 1: GETTING DOWN TO BASICS
Chapter 2: THE FRA TRACK RESEARCH PROGRAM: ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 3: A BALANCED NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION BUDGET — A GROWING POSSIBILITY
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Chapter 4: RAILROAD TRACK STRUCTURE FOR HIGH-SPEED LINES
Chapter 5: CAUSE AND EFFECTS OF WHEEL LOAD VARIATION ON THE HIGH SPEED OPERATING LINE
Chapter 6: FORCES AND BEHAVIOR OF RAILROAD TRACKS AT VERY HIGH TRAIN SPEEDS; STANDARDS ADOPTED BY SNCF FOR ITS FUTURE HIGH SPEED LINES (250 to 300 km/h)
Chapter 7: THE EFFECT OF LATERAL LOADS ON TRACK MOVEMENT
Chapter 8: LATERAL BUCKLING OF RAILROAD TRACKS DUE TO CONSTRAINED THERMAL EXPANSIONS — A CRITICAL SURVEY
Chapter 9: THE EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF THE AXIAL AND LATERAL TRACK-BALLAST RESISTANCE
Chapter 10: RECENT INVESTIGATIONS OF THE DYNAMIC MODULUS OF ELASTICITY OF THE TRACK IN BALLAST WITH REGARD TO HIGH SPEEDS
Chapter 11: THE CURRENT STATUS OF MEASUREMENTS AND EVALUATION TECHNIQUES FOR STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND MEASURED AT THE TRACK
Chapter 12: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYTICAL MODELS FOR RAILROAD TRACK DYNAMICS
Chapter 13: DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRESTRESSED CONCRETE TIE IN THE USA
Chapter 14: THE MECHANICS OF RAIL FASTENERS FOR CONCRETE SLAB TRACK
Chapter 15: REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT OF RAILROAD RAIL IN SERVICE
Chapter 16: A REVIEW OF RAIL—WHEEL CONTACT STRESS PROBLEMS
Chapter 17: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FRACTURE MECHANICS OF RAILROAD RAILS
Chapter 18: SELECTION AND PERFORMANCE OF RAILROAD BALLAST
Chapter 19: A CONTRIBUTION TO BALLAST MECHANICS
Chapter 20: DEFORMATION OF RAILWAY BALLAST UNDER REPEATED LOADING CONDITIONS
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