Track Engineering (Textbook)

Author: Lian Songliang, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: This book first introduces the development history of railway tracks, then systematically presents the structural forms and components of ballasted and ballastless tracks, switches, track geometry, stress analysis of track structures, continuously welded rail and track maintenance, as well as track switching, urban rail transit vibration, and noise. It also introduces new technologies and theories based on recent developments in railway track technology both domestically and internationally. Additionally, according to the characteristics of urban rail transit, it covers relevant content on urban rail transit track structures. This book can serve as a undergraduate textbook for transportation civil engineering majors focusing on railways and urban rail transit. Depending on content selection, it can also be used as a textbook for vocational colleges, technical schools, and correspondence courses. It is also a valuable reference for engineering professionals.