Track transitions in railways: A review

R Sañudo, L Dell'Olio, JA Casado, IA Carrascal… - … and Building Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
Track transition zones are discontinuities along the track structure which can potentially be
vulnerable to geometry and material deterioration causing increased maintenance costs …

Improved performance of ballasted tracks at transition zones: A review of experimental and modelling approaches

B Indraratna, MB Sajjad, T Ngo, AG Correia… - Transportation …, 2019 - Elsevier
Track transitions such as bridge approaches, road crossings and shifts from slab track to
ballasted track are common locations where track degradation accelerates due to dynamic …

Modelling of the long-term behaviour of transition zones: Prediction of track settlement

H Wang, V Markine - Engineering structures, 2018 - Elsevier
Transition zones in railway tracks are the locations with considerable changes in the vertical
support structures. Typically, they are located near engineering structures, such as bridges …

Experimental analysis of railway track settlement in transition zones

H Wang, V Markine, X Liu - … Engineers, Part F: Journal of rail …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Transition zones in railway tracks are the locations with considerable changes in the vertical
support structures. Due to the differential stiffness and settlement in the open track and the …

Methodology for the comprehensive analysis of railway transition zones

H Wang, VL Markine - Computers and Geotechnics, 2018 - Elsevier
The paper presents a methodology for comprehensive analysis of railway transition zones
(eg near bridges), including: an advanced measurement technique which uses a DIC-device …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the dynamic wheel loads in railway transition zones considering the moisture condition of the ballast and subballast

H Wang, M Silvast, V Markine, B Wiljanen - Applied Sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Transition zones in railway tracks are the locations with considerable changes in vertical
support structures, eg, near bridges. Due to possible water flow constrictions in transition …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple-axle box acceleration measurements at railway transition zones

S Unsiwilai, L Wang, A Núnez, Z Li - Measurement, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a methodology for monitoring transition zones using responses of
multiple-axle box acceleration (multi-ABA) measurements. The time–frequency …

Systems thinking approach for improving maintenance management of discrete rail assets: a review and future perspectives

Y Shang, M Nogal, H Wang… - Structure and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Performance evaluation and maintenance planning are gaining importance with ageing rail
infrastructure and increasing demand on track safety and continuous availability. The …

Evaluation on the full-scale testbed performance of lightweight foamed soil using railroad loading system

THM Le, SH Lee, DW Park, DW Lee - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The accumulated critical settlement usually occurs at the railway bridge approach zone due
to the sudden variation in track stiffness and the difference in foundation property. This …

[PDF][PDF] Comparative analysis of the dynamic amplifications due to inhomogeneities at railway transition zones

A Jain, K van Dalen, A Metrikine… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - ctresources.info
Transition zones in railway tracks experience strong amplification of stress and strain fields
due to the passage of train over inhomogeneity. The inhomogeneity in these zones can be …