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What is the substitute material of ballast at railway track?

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Asked: September 22, 20202020-09-22T13:58:44-07:00 2020-09-22T13:58:44-07:00In: Construction
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What is the substitute material of ballast at railway track?

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    2020-10-14T13:48:39-07:00Added an answer on October 14, 2020 at 1:48 pm
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    Track ballast forms track Bad upon which railroad ties mean slippers are laid.

    Ballast can be replaced with non-biodegradable material.

    Geosynthetic reinforcement is one of the alternative substitutes for sub-ballast material on a railway track.


    I hope it will help you. Thank You.

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    2020-09-24T18:30:22-07:00Added an answer on September 24, 2020 at 6:30 pm

    Ballast can be substituted by any material which prevents settlement of the crossties, is prone to environmental conditions and is cheap to procure and transport.

    A few substitute materials could be

    • Sand (river sand) : With a low cohesion and water retention,  and good strength sand is very good as a ballast substitute. If it were cheaper, ballast might never be used.
    • Robo sand : robo sand is nothing but mechanically manufactured sand by crushing rocks. It works the same way.
    • Gravel : Gravel is Midway between sand and ballast stones in terms of size of particles.
    • Rock : If nothing else, but rock is cheap, rock crushed into suitable size stones can be used.
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    2020-12-18T19:45:15-08:00Added an answer on December 18, 2020 at 7:45 pm

    Ballast also holds the track in place as the trains roll over. It is typically consists of crushed stone, although other less suitable, materials have sometimes been used such as burnt clay.

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