Non-destructive and geotechnical testing of railway track bed ballast

This thesis examines two techniques to identify the condition of rail track ballast: ground penetrating radar (GPR) and infra-red thermography. Basic work was undertaken on ballast durability using the slake durability test. Laboratory work using (GPR) was undertaken and the dielectric properties of...

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Main Author: Clark, Max
Published: University of Edinburgh 2001
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.643203