This book brings together scientific experts in different areas that contribute to the railway track and transportation engineering challenges, evaluate the state of the art, identify the shortcomings and opportunities for research, and promote the interaction with the industry. In particular, scientific topics that are addressed in this book include railway ballasted track degradation/settlement problems and stabilization/reinforcement technologies, switches and crossings and related derailments causes, train-induced vibrations and mitigation measures, operations, management, and performance of ground transportation, and traffic congestion and safety procedures.weiterlesen