| Contents | ||
| 1. | Introduction | 2 |
| 2. | Asphalt Pavement Applications in Railway Track Support Systems | 3 |
| 2.1. | Asphalt in Ballasted Railway Tracks | 4 |
| 2.2. | Asphalt in Ballastless Tracks | 4 |
| 2.3. | Asphalt Mortar in Ballastless Track | 6 |
| 3. | Recommendations on the Mix Design of Asphalt for Railway Tracks | 7 |
| 3.1. | Volumetric Properties | 7 |
| 3.2. | Aggregate Gradation | 9 |
| 4. | Structural Properties of Asphalt Layer | 10 |
| 5. | Asphalt Performance and Constructability | 12 |
| 6. | Review of Case Studies | 12 |
| 6.1. | Ballasted Railway Tracks with Asphalt | 12 |
| 6.2. | Ballastless Railway Track with Asphalt | 13 |
| 6.3. | Railway Tracks with Modified Asphalt Mixtures | 14 |
| 6.4. | Railway Tracks with Asphalt Mortar | 14 |
| 7. | Asphalt Application in Urban Railway Tracks | 15 |
| 8. | Summary and Conclusions | 15 |
| References | 16 | |