Abstract:Turnouts play a central role in the railway infrastructure since they enable increased network capacity and allow for minimal impact of train delays. Their performance is of paramount importance for infrastructure managers, who face large maintenance cost in order to secure proper turnouts operability. Railway turnouts are complex mechanical systems, whose dynamic performance depends on the health state of the different components of the superstructure and substructure. A key component is the ballast as it pro… Show more
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