New Transition Wedge Design Composed by Prefabricated Reinforced Concrete Slabs
| Autor: | Silvia Morales-Ivorra, Teresa Real-Herraiz, Julia Irene Real-Herráiz, Clara Zamorano-Martín |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Engineering
MECANICA DE LOS MEDIOS CONTINUOS Y TEORIA DE ESTRUCTURAS business.product_category Track stiffness Aerospace Engineering 020101 civil engineering Ocean Engineering 02 engineering and technology Track (rail transport) 0201 civil engineering INGENIERIA E INFRAESTRUCTURA DE LOS TRANSPORTES track stiffness 0203 mechanical engineering granular wedges General Materials Science Vertical stiffness lcsh:QC120-168.85 Civil and Structural Engineering Granular wedges business.industry Mechanical Engineering Structural engineering Railway infrastructure Reinforced concrete Transition wedges Finite element method Wedge (mechanical device) 020303 mechanical engineering & transports Mechanics of Materials railway infrastructure Automotive Engineering lcsh:Descriptive and experimental mechanics lcsh:Mechanics of engineering. Applied mechanics lcsh:TA349-359 business Reduction (mathematics) |
| Zdroj: | Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures v.13 n.8 2016 Latin American journal of solids and structures Associação Brasileira de Engenharia e Ciências Mecânicas (ABCM) instacron:ABCM RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia instname Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures, Volume: 13, Issue: 8, Pages: 1431-1449, Published: AUG 2016 Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol 13, Iss 8, Pp 1431-1449 |
| Popis: | Important track degradation occurs in structure-embankment transitions, in which an abrupt change in track vertical stiffness arises, leading to a reduction in passengers comfort and safety. Although granular wedges are suggested by different railroad administrations as a solution to avoid these problems, they present some disadvantages which may affect track long-term performance. In this paper, a new solution designed with prefabricated reinforced concrete slabs is proposed. The aim of this solution is to guarantee a continuous and gradual track vertical stiffness transition in the vicinity of structures, overcoming granular wedges disadvantages. The aim of this study is to assess the performance of the novel wedge design by means of a 3-D FEM model and to compare it with the current solution. |
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