Research Article

Investigation on Dynamic Stability of Cement-Stabilized Expansive Soil Subgrades Subjected to Repeated Heavy-Haul Train Loads

Table 10

Comparison between the dynamic stress amplitude of the subgrade and the critical dynamic stress.

Subgrade depth (m)Dynamic stress level of the subgrade (kPa)Critical dynamic stress (kPa)Evaluation result
25 tons, 120 km/hr30 tons, 120 km/hr

0–0.660.3–100.270.9–115.8257–380Meet stability
0.6–2.522.5–60.328.2–70.9148.8–233.1Meet stability
2.5–4.515.1–22.519.4–28.2142.5–249.7Meet stability