Performance enhancement of railtrack ballast with rubber inclusions: a laboratory simulation

• Main Authors: Chan, Chee Ming, Siti Farhanah, SM Johan
• Format: Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TF Railroad engineering and operation
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45581/1/15ARC2015.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45581/; https://doi.org/10.3208/jgssp.SEA-18
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Railway ballast, which form an integral part of railtracks, is highly susceptible to subsistence due to both vibration transmitted by the passing trains, as well as the breakage of the ballasts themselves with repeated impact. The resulting subsistence necessitates regular monitoring and maintenanc...