Geomaterials exhibit elastoplastic behaviour during dynamic and repeated loading
conditions. These loads are induced by the passage of a train or vehicle which then …

Nowadays, railway system plays a significant role in transportation, conveying cargo,
passengers, minerals, grains, and so forth. Railway ballasted track is a conventional railway …

Unbound granular material specifications for road pavements in Australia are primarily
based on physical material specification rather than mechanical characterisation. This …

In this paper, the long-term response of a slab track substructure to moving train loads as
well as its relation with critical speed is evaluated using lower-bound dynamic shakedown …

A method for simulation of differential (spatially varying) track settlement in a ballasted
railway track is presented. It employs a cycle domain constitutive model to determine …

The mechanistic-empirical design method of flexible pavement is studied. Series of
numerical simulation on different combination of pavement layers is conducted. Two …

Abstract Turnouts (Switches & Crossings, S&C) are critical components of a railway track
requiring regular maintenance and generating high life cycle costs. A main driver for the …

Shakedown theory has been recognised as a more rational basis for structural design of
flexible road pavements. A lower-bound shakedown approach, which aims to find the …

A investigação apresentada nesta Tese visa aprofundar o conhecimento sobre o
comportamento dinâmico a curto e longo prazo da via em laje, da via balastrada e das …