Research on vertical displacements of an experimental section of a railway track with a spatial mat reinforcement

Abstract

The subject of the article are the layers strengthening the base of the railway track, used in special cases of modernization of the main lines on the Polish State Railways. The construction of a three-dimensional reinforcing mat, also known as a "mattress", is presented. The reinforcing "mattress" is a layer of stone aggregate pre-compressed in an openwork coating made of plastic mesh. The results of the research on vertical displacements of the experimental section established in the railway track with a spatial mat embedded in the substrate are discussed. Vertical displacements were obtained as a function of time in the track subjected to the operation process.