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Reducing the Adverse Effects of Wheel Impacts on Special Trackwork Foundations

Document Series:
Technical Reports
Author:
  • Satya P. Singh, David D. Davis, Don Guillen, and David Williams
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-04/08
Office
RRD
Keywords:
Special Trackwork, high impact loads, damping, wood-tie ballasted track, concrete-tie ballasted track
Document
DOT-FRA-ORD-04-08 Reducing the Adverse Effects of Wheel Impacts on Special Trackwork Foundations.pdf (6.84 MB)

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Last updated: Thursday, April 1, 2004