
Production and Testing of Ballast
TRANS PORTATION RESEARCH RECORD 1 1 3 1 Production and Testing of Ballast A. W. CLrroN, M. l. KlesseN, aNo B. R. Warrens The traditional method of selecting ballast has been based on physical testing of representative specimens to ensure that materials have adequate wearing resistance, toughness, physical stability, and strength to meet predetermined criteria.