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Experimental simulation of the railway ballast by resilient materials and its verification by modal testing

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia

    S. Kaewunruen & A.M. Remennikov (PhD candidate and A.M. Remennikov is a senior lecturer in the School of Civil, Mining, and Environmental Engineering)

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Kaewunruen, S., Remennikov, A. Experimental simulation of the railway ballast by resilient materials and its verification by modal testing. Exp Tech 32, 29–35 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-1567.2007.00298.x

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