Investigation of the reinforcement and stabilisation effect of geogrid layers under railway ballast

Sz. Fischer; F. Horvát

doi:10.2478/v10189-011-0015-y

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Investigation of the reinforcement and stabilisation effect of geogrid layers under railway ballast

Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering

Volume 19 (2011): Issue 3 (September 2011)

By: Sz. Fischer and F. Horvát

Open Access

|Oct 2011

Abstract

This paper deals with the issue of the stabilization of railway track geometry. It details the published results in numerous international journals. Having analysed the cited publications the paper deals with a new research topic related to geogrid-reinforced railway ballast. A research team of the Department of Transport Infrastructure and Municipal Engineering at the Szechenyi Istvan University would like to continue working on this research topic.

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