Transportation
Benefits of Steel-concrete Bridges with Double Composite Action
Authors Pere Alfaras Calvo Paul van Hagen Razvan Capra Abstract The paper aims to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the double composite section in high-speed railway bridges from the design, construction and maintenance point of view. The paper is...
Slope Stabilisation of Railway Embankments Over Loose Subgrades Using Deep-mixed Columns
Author(s) Farshad Astaraki, MD, MSc Morteza Esmaeili, PhD Abstract An investigation was undertaken into the stability of railway embankment slopes over soft subgrades stabilised by deep-mixed columns (DMCs). Three; 1 : 10 scale laboratory embankments were...
Slope Stabilisation of Railway Embankments Over Loose Subgrades Using Deep-Mixed Columns
Autho(r) Farshad Astaraki, MD, MSc Morteza Esmaeili, PhD Abstract An investigation was undertaken into the stability of railway embankment slopes over soft subgrades stabilised by deep-mixed columns (DMCs). Three 1 : 10 scale laboratory embankments were...
Optimal Location of Acoustic Emission Sensors for Detecting Rail Damage
Author(s) Tamal Kundu, BTech, MTech Aloke Kumar Datta, BE (Hons), MTech, PhD Pijush Topdar, BE, ME, PhD Sanjay Abstract To detect cracks in rail sections, various experiments using the acoustic emission technique have been carried out by earlier researchers....
An Investigation of the Electrical Conductivity of Different Stone Mastic Asphalt Mixtures
Author(s) Cahit Gürer, PhD Hüseyin Akbulut, PhD Ayfer Elmaci, MSc Burak Enis Korkmaz, MSc Serhat Düzağaç, MSc Abstract In recent years, many studies on the prevention of icing on highways and airports through the use of electrically conductive asphalt pavements...
Slope Stabilisation of Railway Embankments Over Loose Subgrades Using Eeep-mixed Columns
Author(s) Farshad Astaraki, MD, MSc Morteza Esmaeili, PhD Abstract An investigation was undertaken into the stability of railway embankment slopes over soft subgrades stabilised by deep-mixed columns (DMCs). Three 1 : 10 scale laboratory embankments were...
Theories and Practices for Reconciling Transport, Public Space, and People
Author(s) Liu Yang, PhD Arnab Majumdar, PhD Koen H. van Dam, PhD Lufeng Zhang, PhD Abstract Prioritising people and public spaces in urban transport infrastructure planning is crucial to achieving sustainable development.This paper examines the theories,...
Xiong’an Station, China – how the Largest Station in Asia was Built in Just 2 Wears
Author(s) Man Zhou, PhD Haiyan Zhuang, MS Changqing Li, PhD Xiaolong Su, PhD Abstract Xiong’an railway station near Beijing in China is the largest railway station in Asia. It was opened in December 2020 and took just 2 years to build. Novel features include...
Estimation of Conflicting Traffic Volume Using Spatiotemporal Factor
Author(s) Tathagatha Khan, MTech Smruti Sourava Mohapatra, PhD Partha Pratim Dey, PhD Abstract The conflicting traffic volume (CTV) is one of the crucial parameters for the estimation of U-turn capacity at a mid-block median opening (MBMO). Therefore, in this...