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Numerical Investigation of Vibrational Acceleration Level for a Ballasted Railway Track During Train Passage in Seasonally Frozen Regions

  • Heilongjiang Research Center for Rail Transit Engineering in Cold Regions
  • CAS - Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

This research is aimed at developing a practical method for estimating the vertical acceleration of a ballasted railway track bed subjected to trainload in seasonally frozen regions. For this purpose, an indirect thermal-dynamic coupled two-dimensional (2D) finite element (FE) modeling was developed to simulate the thermal and dynamic responses of Harbin–Qiqihar Railway (HQR). Results show that peak values of vibrational acceleration level increase with train speed and axle load increase, but decrease with elastic and height of ballast increase. Taking the effects of the factors mentioned above, two fitting formulae were formulated to estimate vibrational acceleration level of the embankment with an attenuation coefficient, which can be used to describe the attenuation characteristics of ground vibration. In this way, the numerical model and results can be used as a reference for design, maintenance, and research on other embankments in seasonally frozen regions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
PublisherSpringer
Pages577-600
Number of pages24
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume66
ISSN (Print)2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)2366-2565

Keywords

  • Ballasted railway
  • Dynamic response
  • Empirical equation
  • Finite element analysis
  • Seasonally frozen region

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