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CIV 040
Elements of Railway
Engineering
Submitted To Submitted By
Mr. Amit Dhir Atish Kumar
Roll No.:- 15
Class: - Diploma Civil
Semester: - 6th
CONTENTS
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Ballast
Track ballast forms the track bed upon which railway sleepers or
railroad ties are laid. It is packed between, below, and around the ties. It
is used to facilitate drainage of water, to distribute the load from the
railroad ties, and also to keep down vegetation that might interfere with
the track structure. This also serves to hold the track in place as the
trains roll by. It is typically made of crushed stone, although ballast has
sometimes consisted of other, less suitable materials.
Ballast
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Requirement of Good
Ballast
1. The ballast should be clean and graded crushed stone aggregate with
hard, dense, angular particle structure providing sharp corners and
cubical fragments with a minimum of flat and elongated pieces. These
qualities will provide for proper drainage of the ballast section. The
angular property will provide interlocking qualities which will grip the
sleeper firmly to prevent movement. Excess flat and elongated particles
could restrict proper consolidation of the ballast section.
2. The ballast must have high wear and abrasive qualities to withstand
the impact of traffic loads without excessive degradation. Excessive
abrasion loss of an aggregate will result in reduction of particle size,
fouling of the ballast section, reduction of drainage and loss of
supporting strength of the ballast section.
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6. Ballast material should be free from cementing properties.
Deterioration of the ballast particles should not induce cementing
together of the degraded particles.
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Reference
Website
http://www.american-rails.com/ballast.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_ballast
Book
Railway Engineering By Satish Chandra
Railway Engineering By Rangwala
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