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Effects of maintenance operations on railway track's mechanical behaviour by field load testing

Sh. AtaeiSchool of Railway engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran13114-16846, Iran
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S. MohammadzadehSchool of Railway engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran13114-16846, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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H. JadidiSchool of Railway engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran13114-16846, Iran
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A. MiriSchool of Railway engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran13114-16846, Iran
Pages 215-227 | Received 30 Jun 2012, Accepted 19 Feb 2013, Published online: 15 Mar 2013

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