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Restricted accessCase reportFirst published February, 2018

Evaluation of the effect of tamping on the track geometry condition: A case study

Iman Soleimanmeigouni, Alireza Ahmadi, Iman Arasteh Khouy [...]

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

Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published July, 2013

The effects of tamping on railway track geometry degradation

M Audley, JD Andrews

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

Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published July, 2024

Modelling tamping effectiveness for track geometry longitudinal levelling defects

Pedro Rodrigues, Paulo F. Teixeira

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

Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published October, 2024

Field investigation on the effect of the tamping machine and dynamic track stabilizer on changing the rail support modulus

Aliakbar Abbasi, Jabbar Ali Zakeri, Ehsan Norouzi [...]

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

Restricted accessCase reportFirst published September, 2025

Assessing the causal and dynamic effects of tamping on railway track geometry using onboard mounted and regular track geometry measurements

Erik Vanhatalo, Iman Arasteh-Khouy, Bjarne Bergquist

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

Restricted accessCase reportFirst published February, 2016

Cost-effective track geometry maintenance limits

Iman Arasteh khouy, Per-Olof Larsson-Kråik, Arne Nissen [...]

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

Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published 2026

Damage mitigation and maintenance enhancement of rock ballast: A novel tamping method

Yuze Wang, Shunwei Shi, Jiangwei Xue [...]

International Journal of Damage Mechanics

Open accessResearch articleFirst published January, 2018

An underwater stress-testing technique for the heavy-hammer tamping of a rubble-mound foundation

Chong Shi, Su-le Liu

Advances in Mechanical Engineering

Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published January, 2006

Optimizing Policies of Railway Ballast Tamping and Renewal

Jianmin Zhao, A. H. C. Chan, A. B. Stirling [...]

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published 2026

The influence of precise tamping mode on mechanical and geometric characteristics of railway ballasted track

Jianjun Qu, Pan Liu, Yiyu Long [...]

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

Restricted accessCase reportFirst published February, 2018

Evaluation of the effect of tamping on the track geometry condition: A case study

Iman Soleimanmeigouni, Alireza Ahmadi, Iman Arasteh Khouy [...]

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

Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published July, 2013

The effects of tamping on railway track geometry degradation

M Audley, JD Andrews

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

Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published July, 2024

Modelling tamping effectiveness for track geometry longitudinal levelling defects

Pedro Rodrigues, Paulo F. Teixeira

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

Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published October, 2024

Field investigation on the effect of the tamping machine and dynamic track stabilizer on changing the rail support modulus

Aliakbar Abbasi, Jabbar Ali Zakeri, Ehsan Norouzi [...]

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

Restricted accessCase reportFirst published September, 2025

Assessing the causal and dynamic effects of tamping on railway track geometry using onboard mounted and regular track geometry measurements

Erik Vanhatalo, Iman Arasteh-Khouy, Bjarne Bergquist

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

Restricted accessCase reportFirst published February, 2016

Cost-effective track geometry maintenance limits

Iman Arasteh khouy, Per-Olof Larsson-Kråik, Arne Nissen [...]

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

Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published 2026

Damage mitigation and maintenance enhancement of rock ballast: A novel tamping method

Yuze Wang, Shunwei Shi, Jiangwei Xue [...]

International Journal of Damage Mechanics

Open accessResearch articleFirst published January, 2018

An underwater stress-testing technique for the heavy-hammer tamping of a rubble-mound foundation

Chong Shi, Su-le Liu

Advances in Mechanical Engineering

Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published January, 2006

Optimizing Policies of Railway Ballast Tamping and Renewal

Jianmin Zhao, A. H. C. Chan, A. B. Stirling [...]

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published 2026

The influence of precise tamping mode on mechanical and geometric characteristics of railway ballasted track

Jianjun Qu, Pan Liu, Yiyu Long [...]

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