Horizontal deformation of the High Speed Rail track: A study into the horizontal deformation of a sand embankment on asymmetrical soft soil for a hight speed rail track - case study HSL Rijpwetering

The high speed rail line in the Netherlands, constructed since 2002, is built to create a fast travel connection from Amsterdam to Rotterdam and the Belgium border. The track is designed for trains with a maximum operating train speed of 300 km/h. A great part of the structure is founded on typical Dutch soft soils consisting of Holocene clay...