author = { Tzanakakis, Konstantinos },

title = { The Railway Track and Its Long Term Behaviour A Handbook for a Railway Track of High Quality },

publisher = {Springer},

isbn = {9783642360510},

keywords = { Engineering design , Engineering economy , Civil engineering , Engineering , Gleisanlage , Eisenbahnschiene , Langzeitverhalten , Instandhaltung },

year = {2013},

abstract = {Description based upon print version of record},

abstract = {Title; Foreword; Overview; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Part AThe Past; Section I: History of Railways - A Quick View; Earliest Traces; Early Wagonways; Horse-Drawn Railway; Steam Power Introduced; Diesel and Electric Engines; Electric Railways Revolutionize Urban Transport; Diesel Power; High-Speed Railway; History of the Track Gauge; Part B The External Environment of theInfrastructure Manager; Section II: The External Environment of the Infrastructure Manager; The "Stakeholders" of the Railway System; The Changing External Environment for the Infrastructure Manager},

abstract = {Multi-Annual ContractsPart C Functional Knowledge of theRailway Track System; Section III: The Railway Track as a System; Introduction; Forces on the Track; Overview; Quasi-static (Dynamic Ride) Forces; Dynamic Forces; Force Limits; Synopsis; The Influence of Vehicle and Track Characteristics to the Forces on the Track; Synopsis on the Influence of Vehicle and Track Characteristics to the Forces on the Track; The Track Subsystem; Functions of the Track; The Track Components; The Characteristics of the Track Components; The Vehicle Subsystem; Overview; Structure of a Typical Vehicle},

abstract = {The Wheel SetThe Wheel; Modelling the Track; The Railway System as a Dynamic System; The Mechanical Characteristics Considered in Modelling Track Components; Components to Reduce the Forces; The Effect of Track Stiffness on Track Performance; Track Stiffness - Track Modulus (An Overview); The Calculation of Track Modulus; Track Stiffness and Deterioration; Track Stiffness Irregularities and Its Origin; Track Stiffness and Maintenance; Smoothing Track Stiffness Irregularities; Changes of Track Stiffness in Transitions on the Railway Track},

abstract = {The Role of the Track Components for the Track StiffnessInfluences on Track Stiffness; Track Stiffness and the Influence on Noise and Vibration; The Wheel-Rail Interface; Overview; The Normal Contact (Hertzian Contact); Train Running on Track; Tribology; Irregularities and Impact Loads Generating Excitation Frequencies; Railhead Irregularities; Impact Loads; Reduction of the Wheel Wear; Maintenance of the Wheel-Rail Interface; Section IV: The Track Degradation; The Mechanism of Track Faults Creation; Deterioration Processes in Brief},

abstract = {Factors Influencing the Railways Infrastructure DeteriorationParameters Affecting Track Deterioration; The Deterio oration of the Track Components s; Introduction; Deterioration of Rails; The Rail Damage Mechanism; Deterioration of Sleepers and Fastenings; Ballast Degradation; Subgrade Degradation; Effects of Irregularities - Inhomogenities in the Ballast Track; Track Settlements; Discrete Track Defects as Cause of Track Deterioration; Track Problems, Causes, Mechanisms, Solutions; Important Track Problems and Their Underlying Causes},

abstract = {Switches and Crossings: Cracked Manganese Diamond (Crossing)},

booktitle = {Springer Tracts on Transportation and Traffic ; 2},

booktitle = {SpringerLink ; Bücher},

address = { Berlin },

url = { http://slubdd.de/katalog?TN_libero_mab2 }