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Discussion Forum : Railways - Section 1 (Q.No. 12)
12.
Best ballast contains stones varying in size from
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Subham sahoo said:
4 years ago
If size of ballast <2cm it will cause drainage problem.
Size>5, it will cause poor interlocking property.
Size>5, it will cause poor interlocking property.
Subham sahoo said:
4 years ago
Wooden & CI pot sleeper - 5cm.
CST-9 & steel (Through) sleeper - 4cm.
Points &crossing - 2.5cm.
CST-9 & steel (Through) sleeper - 4cm.
Points &crossing - 2.5cm.
Nilesh GHIDODE said:
6 years ago
Minimum ballast size 19mm.
Maximum size 50.8 mm.
Maximum size 50.8 mm.
Bishnu said:
6 years ago
The ballast size is in between 1.9-5.1 cm.
Manish said:
9 years ago
But greater the size, best is the quality of ballast. So good size should be 25 mm to 60 mm.
Ramsudhar Singh said:
1 decade ago
As per GE-1, Size of best ballast varies from 65 to 20 mm.
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