Now showing items 1-3 of 3

    • On the ballast-sleeper interaction in the longitudinal and lateral directions 

      De Iorio, Antonio; Grasso, Marzio; Penta, Francesco; Pucillo, Giovanni Pio; Rossi, Stefano; Testa, Mario (2018-02-01)
      In service, railway tracks must withstand the transverse and longitudinal forces that are caused by running vehicles and thermal loads. The mechanical design that adopts any of the track models available in the technical ...
    • Transverse strength of railway tracks : Part 1. planning and experimental setup 

      De Iorio, Antonio; Grasso, Marzio; Penta, Francesco; Pucillo, Giovanni Pio; Pinto, Paolo; Rossi, Stefano; Testa, Mario; Farneti, Giuseppe (2014-10-01)
      Several studies have been carried out until now by various Research Agencies and Railway Administrations to quantify the effects of the track-bed geometrical characteristics on the transverse strength of the track. ...
    • Transverse strength of railway tracks : Part 3. Multiple scenarios test field 

      De Iorio, Antonio; Grasso, Marzio; Penta, Francesco; Pucillo, Giovanni Pio; Rosiello, Vincenzo; Lisi, Stefano; Rossi, Stefano; Testa, Mario (2014-10-01)
      In the present paper the design and construction choices of a test field for the ballast lateral resistance measurement, in order to produce data useful for the development of a numerical model able to simulate the service ...