Table 4 Mechanical parameters of the surrounding rocks, rails, and track beds.

From: Railway track settlement patterns and control measures for multi-tunnel construction underneath a station track group: a case study

Material type

Density (kg/m3)

Elastic modulus (MPa)

Poisson’s ratio

Frictional angle (°)

Cohesion (kPa)

Article fill

2000

1

0.40

30.00

0

Silty clay

1960

15

0.36

13.15

22.2

Strongly weathered mudstone

2470

400

0.36

27.00

110

Primary support

1950

28,000

0.3

  

Secondary support

2150

31,500

0.3

  

Railroad bed

2240

5800

0.3

50

300

43# Rail track

2397

210,000

0.3

50# Rail track

2450

225,000

0.3

  

60# Rail track

2550

235,000

0.3