Ballast fouling is a problematic track condition that can lead to inadequate ballast performance. Prioritizing remediation of fouled ballast sites is difficult because no relationship between ballast fouling and track performance exists and fouled ballast performance depends on the amount, grain-size, type, plasticity, and moisture content of the fouling material. This paper provides results of an international industry survey on fouled ballast definitions, parameters, limits/standards, and laboratory test results to aid development of a procedure for quantitatively assessing ballast fouling and assessing the ability to: transmit applied train loads to the subgrade, allow drainage, and maintain proper track geometry as required under §213.103.
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2016 Joint Rail Conference
April 12–15, 2016
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Rail Transportation Division
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978-0-7918-4967-5
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Fouled Ballast Definitions and Parameters
Timothy D. Stark,
Timothy D. Stark
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
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Stephen T. Wilk,
Stephen T. Wilk
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
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Hugh B. Thompson, II,
Hugh B. Thompson, II
Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC
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Theodore R. Sussmann, Jr.
Theodore R. Sussmann, Jr.
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA
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Radim Bruzek
ENSCO, Inc., Springfield, VA
Timothy D. Stark
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Stephen T. Wilk
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Hugh B. Thompson, II
Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC
Theodore R. Sussmann, Jr.
Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA
Paper No:
JRC2016-5725, V001T01A007; 7 pages
Published Online:
June 10, 2016
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Bruzek, R, Stark, TD, Wilk, ST, Thompson, HB, II, & Sussmann, TR, Jr. "Fouled Ballast Definitions and Parameters." Proceedings of the 2016 Joint Rail Conference. 2016 Joint Rail Conference. Columbia, South Carolina, USA. April 12–15, 2016. V001T01A007. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2016-5725
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