Transverse strength of railway tracks: part 2. Test system for ballast resistance in line measurement

In the present paper, testing methods currently adopted to measure the in service ballast resistance are synthetically reviewed to identify the main sources of uncertainty influencing the test loads and to define an experimental methodology allowing the optimal control of the testing parameters with...

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Main Authors: Antonio De Iorio, Marzio Grasso, Francesco Penta, Giovanni Pio Pucillo, Vincenzo Rosiello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gruppo Italiano Frattura 2014-09-01
Series:Fracture and Structural Integrity
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Online Access:https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/1337
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author Antonio De Iorio
Marzio Grasso
Francesco Penta
Giovanni Pio Pucillo
Vincenzo Rosiello
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description In the present paper, testing methods currently adopted to measure the in service ballast resistance are synthetically reviewed to identify the main sources of uncertainty influencing the test loads and to define an experimental methodology allowing the optimal control of the testing parameters without the introduction of spurious or parasitic actions on the track sample. An alternative testing system, which allows applying on a fullscale sample of a railway track testing loads very close the real ones, is presented. Of the new system, both the ways of use for measuring the transversal and axial ballast strength, the general procedure to carry out the experimentation and its application to a real scenario are described, highlighting its main advantages in terms both of modalities for applying the loads and of testing parameter control.
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spelling doaj-art-95c74363efb04c84810da9ed9609f7a12025-08-20T02:51:46ZengGruppo Italiano FratturaFracture and Structural Integrity1971-89932014-09-01830Transverse strength of railway tracks: part 2. Test system for ballast resistance in line measurementAntonio De IorioMarzio GrassoFrancesco PentaGiovanni Pio PucilloVincenzo RosielloIn the present paper, testing methods currently adopted to measure the in service ballast resistance are synthetically reviewed to identify the main sources of uncertainty influencing the test loads and to define an experimental methodology allowing the optimal control of the testing parameters without the introduction of spurious or parasitic actions on the track sample. An alternative testing system, which allows applying on a fullscale sample of a railway track testing loads very close the real ones, is presented. Of the new system, both the ways of use for measuring the transversal and axial ballast strength, the general procedure to carry out the experimentation and its application to a real scenario are described, highlighting its main advantages in terms both of modalities for applying the loads and of testing parameter control.https://www.fracturae.com/index.php/fis/article/view/1337Test system
spellingShingle Antonio De Iorio
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Francesco Penta
Giovanni Pio Pucillo
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Transverse strength of railway tracks: part 2. Test system for ballast resistance in line measurement
Fracture and Structural Integrity
Test system
title Transverse strength of railway tracks: part 2. Test system for ballast resistance in line measurement
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title_short Transverse strength of railway tracks: part 2. Test system for ballast resistance in line measurement
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topic Test system
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