Below is a video from the 12d Model Training Webinar Series, which helps to demystify
Track Terminology.
The Webinar is presented by Alisdair McCrudden of 12d Model.
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Summary of Video
02:08 Summary of Rail Design and some commonly used terms
02:47 Typical cross section through a rail embankment and track
03:43 Gauge
06:33 Design Centreline
06:54 Cant
09:27 “Intersections” – i.e. ‘cross overs’ and ‘turn outs’, as they’re known in rail design
11:46 Curve Compensation
13:42 A MTF Snippet to produce a decisional cut and fill ‘template’
15:49 Fill Situation
17:18 Cut
19:40 Potential issues that may arise with Snippets
20:27 The Snippet in action in 12d Model – in a rail project