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Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 695
ISBN-13: 0309258243
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →TCRP report 155 provides guidelines and descriptions for the design of various common types of light rail transit (LRT) track. The track structure types include ballasted track, direct fixation ("ballastless") track, and embedded track. The report considers the characteristics and interfaces of vehicle wheels and rail, tracks and wheel gauges, rail sections, alignments, speeds, and track moduli. The report includes chapters on vehicles, alignment, track structures, track components, special track work, aerial structures/bridges, corrosion control, noise and vibration, signals, traction power, and the integration of LRT track into urban streets.
Author: Edward Ernest Russell Tratman
Publisher:
Published: 1926
Total Pages: 512
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Publisher: Tata McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2009-10-29
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780070680128
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Railway Track Engineering presents conventional methods of track construction, maintenance and monitoring, along with modern sophisticated track machines. It also comprehensively covers design details and specifications of important track componentsChanges in the revised edition include:Explanation of the hitherto little understood phenomenon of rolling contact fatigue in rails and practical steps to deal with it. New technology of alumino-thermic rail welding. New guidelines for ultrasonic rail flaw detection. Ballastless track for metros, mainlines and washable aprons. Track standards for ultra high-speed lines in India. Track structure for Dedicated Freight Corridors. Technology of fully mechanized track construction with the deployment of simple track laying equipment to highly sophisticated track-laying trains.Richly illustrated with photographs and line drawings, this book will be useful to professionals and students.
Author: Neil F. Doyle
Publisher:
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780642050144
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Edward Ernest Russell Tratman
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9780964705067
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