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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/sem.2019.69.5.499

Development of optimum modeling approach in prediction of wheelflats effects on railway forces  

Sadeghi, Javad (School of Railway Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology)
Khajehdezfuly, Amin (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz)
Esmaeili, Morteza (School of Railway Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology)
Poorveis, Davood (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz)
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Structural Engineering and Mechanics / v.69, no.5, 2019 , pp. 499-509 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
wheel-flat; three and two dimensional; numerical model; nonlinear Hertz contact;
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