TY - BOOK AU - Esveld,Coenraad TI - Modern railway track / SN - 9789080032439 U1 - 625.19 ES.M 2001 23 PY - 2001/// CY - Zaltbommel : PB - MRT-Productions, KW - Railroad tracks N1 - Includes bibliographical reference (pages 631-645) and index; 1. Introduction -- 2. Wheel-rail interface -- 3. Curves and gradients -- 4. Track loads -- 5. Static track design -- 6. Dynamic track design -- 7. Track stability and longitudinal forces -- 8. Ballasted track -- 9. Slab track -- 10. The rail -- 11. Switches and crossings -- 12. Track maintenance and renewal -- 13. Numerical optimization of railway track -- 14. Testing and acceptance -- 15. Noise and vibration -- 16. Inspection and detection systems -- 17. High-speed tracks -- 18. Track maintenance management systems -- 19. Railway asset management systems -- 20. Life cycle cost analysis ER -