Research Article
Key Characteristics of a Floating Slab Track Based on Longitudinal Interaction Analysis
| Material property | Rail | Floating slab |
| Young’s modulus of elasticity, E (MPa) | 200000 | 28000 | Shear modulus, G (MPa) | 79300 | 21000 | Coefficient of thermal expansion α (/°C) | | | Poisson’s ratio | 0.3 | 0.2 |
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