Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2023)
Recipient: KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Awarding agency: Department of Transportation / Federal Railroad Administration
Funding agency: Department of Transportation / Federal Railroad Administration
Period of performance: 2018-09-10 to 2020-09-12
Current total value of award: $81364
Description: THE GOAL OF THE PROPOSED WORK IS TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNSATURATED CHARACTERISTICS (SUCTION AND STRENGTH) OF FOULED BALLAST AND TO USE THIS KNOWLEDGE TO DEVELOP AN IMPROVED METHODOLOGY FOR IDENTIFYING FOULED BALLAST IN SITU