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Table B5

Parameters of the optimised superstructure designs with periodically varying pad stiffness and sleeper spacings in pairs. The optimisation was carried out according to the second optimisation criterion.

n p Prop. Sleeper positions
Unit
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 s p 450 (Reference) MN/s

d s
0.709 (Reference)
m
2 s p 700 700 MN/s

d s
0.491
0.709
m
3 s p 200 200 700 MN/s

d s
0.491
0.709
0.491
m
4 s p 200 200 700 700 MN/s

d s
0.491
0.709
0.491
0.491
m
5 s p 291 291 291 700 700 MN/s

d s
0.709
0.709
0.709
0.491
0.491
m
6 s p 291 291 291 291 291 700 MN/s

d s
0.709
0.709
0.709
0.491
0.491
0.491
m
7 s p 291 291 700 291 700 291 700 MN/s
m s 0.491 0.709 0.491 0.709 0.491 0.709 0.709 m

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