Experience with sleeper substructure design for a speed of 200 kph according to the S4 standard

Abstract

The paper deals with the sleeper substructure design for a speed of 200 kph according to the Czech SŽ S4 standard. The paper includes the design of sub-ballast and capping layers. The second part of the paper is focused on transition area design. The conclusion brings recommendations of alterations which would be appropriate to incorporate into the standard.

Keywords

• sleeper substructure design
• sub-ballast layer
• capping layer
• transition area
• deformation resistance
• SŽ S4 standard