Research Article

Analysis of the Influence of Cracked Sleepers under Static Loading on Ballasted Railway Tracks

Table 8

Deflections (mm) in the track model with 1 to 6 rail-seat cracks.


Uncracked−1.238−1.155−1.150−0.921−0.672−0.346−0.083
Rail-seat cracks
 1−1.278−1.211−1.195−0.963−0.797−0.397−0.067
 2−1.286−1.218−1.203−0.969−0.801−0.398−0.068
 3−1.293−1.225−1.210−0.974−0.805−0.399−0.068
 4−1.295−1.227−1.211−0.975−0.806−0.399−0.068
 5−1.296−1.228−1.212−0.977−0.807−0.400−0.068
 6−1.296−1.228−1.213−0.977−0.807−0.400−0.068