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First published 2024

A computational fluid dynamics study of the influence of sleeper shape and ballast depth on ballast flight during passage of a simplified train

Lee Pardoe, William Powrie, Zhiwei Hu

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2023-11

Study of the lateral resistance characteristics of ballast bed considering the sleeper group effect

Pu Jing, Jie-Ling Xiao, Yi Xu [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2016-2

A numerical investigation on the lateral resistance of frictional sleepers in ballasted railway tracks

Jabbar Ali Zakeri, Morteza Esmaeili, Ahmad Kasraei [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2025-6

Estimation of sleeper-ballast contact pressure based on fretting marks: field measurements and FEM modeling

Erivaldo S Jales, Andréa RD Silva, Eleir M Bortoleto

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

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First published 2023-11

Influence of ballast bulk density and loading conditions on lateral resistance of concrete sleeper components

Peyman Aela, Peerapong Jitsangiam, Xinjie Li [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2019-8

Numerical and experimental analysis of single tie push tests on different shapes of concrete sleepers in ballasted tracks

GQ Jing, P Aela, H Fu [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2024-9

Using digital image correlation (DIC) to measure railway ballast movement in full-scale laboratory testing of sleeper lateral resistance

Jacob W Whittle, Stephen Danks, Iwo Słodczyk [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2018-2

On the ballast–sleeper interaction in the longitudinal and lateral directions

Antonio De Iorio, Marzio Grasso, Francesco Penta [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2016

Effect of different contact surfaces between concrete sleeper and ballast on mobilized lateral resistance against impact loads

Ahmad Hosseini, Morteza Esmaeili

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2025

Pier settlement induced unsupported sleepers and nonlinear contact between sleeper and ballast bed in rack railway system

Zhaowei Chen, Mengqi Zhang, Lang Wang

Journal of Vibration and Control

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