Hot-mix asphalt (bituminous) railway trackbeds: In-track tests, evaluations, and performances - A global perspective: Part III - U.S. asphalt trackbed materials evaluations and tests

J. G. Rose, R. Souleyrette

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Abstract

The railway industry throughout the world continues to emphasize the importance of developing innovative trackbed design technologies for both heavy tonnage freight lines and high-speed passenger lines. The purposes are to achieve high levels of track geometric standards for safe and efficient train operations while minimizing long-term track maintenance costs and extending track component service lives. During the past several decades designs incorporating a layer of asphalt (or bituminous) paving material, similar to a highway pavement asphalt base layer, as a portion of the railway track support structure have steadily increased until it is becoming a common or standard practice. In this, the third part of a three part paper, performance-based tests and analyses are provided indicating superior performance of asphalt track structures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages691-700
Number of pages10
StatePublished - 2014
Event3rd International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure, ICTI 2014 - Pisa, Italy
Duration: Apr 22 2014Apr 25 2014

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure, ICTI 2014
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityPisa
Period4/22/144/25/14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Transportation

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