Publication detail

Dynamical response of railway switches and crossings

SALAJKA, V. SMOLKA, M. KALA, J. PLÁŠEK, O.

Original Title

Dynamical response of railway switches and crossings

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

A procedure for the numerical analysis of the dynamic response during the passage of railway vehicles is described. The solution is based on the finite element method (FEM), which is used for the calculation of track stresses. An FEM model was used with a fine structure that included all components of switches and crossings, including movable parts. The excitation forces are defined on the basis of the assumed interaction between track and vehicle. The track stiffness defined by FEM analyses is used for the calculation of dynamic vertical and lateral wheel load. A special model of a railway vehicle was built with the aim of calculating the forces at points where abrupt stiffness changes occur, as well as geometrical imperfections in the frog structure.

Keywords

Locomotives;Railroad rolling stock;Railroads;Stiffness;Transportation;Vehicles

Authors

SALAJKA, V.; SMOLKA, M.; KALA, J.; PLÁŠEK, O.

Released

24. 5. 2017

Publisher

E D P SCIENCES

Location

CEDEX A

ISBN

2261-236X

Periodical

MATEC Web of Conferences

Year of study

107

State

French Republic

Pages from

1

Pages to

6

Pages count

6

URL

https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/abs/2017/21/matecconf_dyn2017_00018/matecconf_dyn2017_00018.html

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT170330,
  author="Vlastislav {Salajka} and Marek {Smolka} and Jiří {Kala} and Otto {Plášek}",
  title="Dynamical response of railway switches and crossings",
  booktitle="Dynamics of Civil Engineering and Transport Structures and Wind Engineering Conference, DYN-WIND 2017",
  year="2017",
  journal="MATEC Web of Conferences",
  volume="107",
  pages="1--6",
  publisher="E D P SCIENCES",
  address="CEDEX A",
  doi="10.1051/matecconf/201710700018",
  issn="2261-236X",
  url="https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/abs/2017/21/matecconf_dyn2017_00018/matecconf_dyn2017_00018.html"
}