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Structural Engineering and Mechanics Volume 69, Number 5, March10 2019 , pages 499-509 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2019.69.5.499 |
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Development of optimum modeling approach in prediction of wheelflats effects on railway forces |
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Javad Sadeghi, Amin Khajehdezfuly, Morteza Esmaeili and Davood Poorveis
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| Abstract | ||
| While the wheel flat is an asymmetrical phenomenon in the railway, majority of researches have used two-dimensional models in the investigation of the effect of wheel flat on the wheel rail forces. This is due to the considerably low computational costs of two dimensional (2D) models although their reliability is questionable. This leaves us with the question of \"what is the optimum modeling technique?\". It is addressed in this research. For this purpose, two and three dimensional numerical models of railway vehicle/track interaction were developed. The three dimensional (3D) model was validated by comparisons of its results with those obtained from a comprehensive field tests carried out in this research and then, the results obtained from the 2D and 3D models were compared. The results obtained indicate that there are considerable differences between wheel/rail forces obtained from the 2D and 3D models in the conditions of medium to large wheel-flats. On the other hand, it was shown that the results of the 2D models are reliable for particular ranges of vehicle speed, railway track stiffness and wheel-fats lengths and depths. The results were used to draw a diagram, which presents the optimum modeling technique, compromising between the costs and accuracy of the obtained results. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| wheel-flat; three and two dimensional; numerical model; nonlinear Hertz contact | ||
| Address | ||
| Javad Sadeghi and Morteza Esmaeili: School of Railway Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran Amin Khajehdezfuly and Davood Poorveis: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran | ||