Effect of Track Irregularities on the Response of Two-Way Railway Tracksopen access
- Authors
- Javaid, Omer; Choi, Dong-Ho
- Issue Date
- Jan-2020
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- train-track interaction; track irregularities; finite element method; ground vibrations
- Citation
- APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL, v.10, no.1, pp.1 - 17
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- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
- Volume
- 10
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 1
- End Page
- 17
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/11455
- DOI
- 10.3390/app10010011
- ISSN
- 2076-3417
- Abstract
- In predicting the response of track from a moving train only one track is generally considered. However, the effect of ground vibrations from one track and its effect on the nearby tracks has not been studied completely. Therefore, in the present paper, the effect of track irregularities and speed on the prediction of two-way tracks response is investigated. For this purpose, a three-dimensional dynamic finite element (FE) model capable of simulating interactions between the train and track by using a nonlinear hertz contact method was developed. The model uses tensionless stiffness between the wheel and rail to couple them. The model components including the sleeper, ballast, and soil domain are represented by solid brick elements. The rails are modeled as 3D Euler-Bernoulli beam elements. An iterative numerical algorithm was established for the integrations of the train and track interface. A comparative analysis was performed at various speeds and rail surface irregularity wavelengths. With the increase in speed, the results showed a significant increase in the adjacent tracks response and can induce much larger track vibrations at high frequency.
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