Track damage prediction in turnouts using a whole system model

Kamil Sazgetdinov, Nishant Kumar, Werner Daves, Björn Pålsson, Klaus Six

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Abstract

Railway turnouts feature discontinuities in wheel-rail contact geometry and track stiffness. These discontinuities result in large dynamic wheel-rail contact forces, leading to a degradation of the rail surfaces and track irregularities over time. Currently, researchers focus mostly on one damage mechanism at the
time (for example in [1]–[3] ), however, the interplay and interconnection between different track damage patterns have not yet been addressed to the same extent. The aim of this work is therefore to develop and demonstrate a novel methodology that can make such holistic predictions for accumulated track damage in railway turnouts and account for the interplay and interaction between different damage patterns such as the development of track irregularities due to ballast and subsoil settlement, and rail profile changes due to plastic deformation and wear.
Original languageEnglish
Pages1-10
Number of pages10
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 12 Sept 2021
Event27th IAVSD International Symposium on Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks: IAVSD 2021 - virtuell, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
Duration: 17 Aug 202119 Aug 2021
https://iavsd2021.ru

Conference

Conference27th IAVSD International Symposium on Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks
Abbreviated titleIAVSD 2021
Country/TerritoryRussian Federation
CitySt. Petersburg
Period17/08/2119/08/21
Internet address

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanical Engineering

Fields of Expertise

  • Information, Communication & Computing

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