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Global trends in the use of waste materials as railway ballast: a review of technical standards and applications

Laura Soranço, Katrine Couto, Geraldo Luciano Marques, Júlia Castro Mendes

2025Transportation Geotechnics5 citationsDOI

Topics & Concepts

BallastWaste managementTechnical standardEngineeringEnvironmental scienceHazardous wasteWaste materialAbrasion (mechanical)Slag (welding)Municipal solid wasteEnvironmental impact assessmentCivil engineeringNatural resourceNatural materialsConstruction wasteGlobal-warming potentialResource (disambiguation)Forensic engineeringWaste disposalWaste treatmentSafety standardsCrushed stoneMaterials processingCoalCalifornia bearing ratioRemedial actionTruckRoad constructionResource depletionRailway Engineering and DynamicsRailway Systems and Energy EfficiencyTransport and Economic Policies