• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.576-582
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• 2017

The switching system in a maglev train is an indispensable element for distributing train routes, and it should be designed to ensure safe operation. Unlike conventional wheels on rails, the switching track in EMS-type maglev is supported by a group of 3 to 4 steel girders. When the vehicle changes its route, the segmented track allows the girders to change from a straight position to a curved one with a small radius of curvature. Hence, the structural characteristics of the segmented switching system may affect the levitation stability of the maglev vehicle. This study experimentally evaluates the dynamic interaction between maglev vehicles and a segmented switching system. The results may be helpful for improving the switching system. The measured levitation and lateral air gaps were evaluated at a vehicle speed of 25 km/h, and the ride quality of the Maglev vehicle was determined to be "comfortable" according to the UIC 513 standard.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.115-119
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• 2008

Korean Train Express (KTX) has opened to commercial traffic since 2004 at maximum speed 300km/h. As the speed of the train becomes higher, the conditions of the rail affect the behavior of the running train. To secure the safety and reliability of high speed railway, it is necessary to inspect rail irregularities and to maintain the rail regularly. The authors designed the high speed rain measurement system over 300km/h. And we installed the system to Korea High-speed Railway (HSR 350x). In this paper, we introduce the high speed rail measurement system for HSR 350x and show verification of the performance of the system through test runs.

• Proceeding of EDISON Challenge
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• 2014.03a
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• pp.579-584
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• 2014

고속 열차의 속도가 점점 빨라짐에 따라 고속 열차 주행 시 발생하는 여러 공력적인 문제가 대두되고 있다. 그 중 고속 열차와 전력선을 이어주는 판토그래프에서의 소음 발생과 압상력 불안정 문제가 중요시 되어왔고 이에 대한 여러 선행연구가 진행되고 있다. 지금까지의 선행 연구는 원형, 사각형, 에어포일과 같이 기본적인 형상을 이용한 판토그래프 팬헤드의 최적 단면 형상을 찾는 데에 초점을 맞추고 있다. 본 연구는 이러한 주류의 접근 방식에서 벗어나 팬헤드에 구멍을 추가하여 그 효과를 보는 다양한 시도를 해보았고 구멍이 소음 발생과 압상력 불안정에 미치는 영향에 대하여 연구하였다.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.54-59
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• 1996

시속 300km로 주행하는 고속철도 열차의 주행안정성 및 승차감을 확보하기 위해서는 열차하중을 고려한 정교한 정적, 동적해석 및 설계가 이루어져야 한다. 따라서 차량과 궤도의 동적상호작용 및 차량과 교량의 동적상호작용, 터널의 미기압 및 공기압, 대단면 터널굴착의 안정성평가, 열차주행에 의한 지반진동의 예측 등에 전산수치해석기법의 활용 및 개발이 현재 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 그러나 고속철도 보유국을 포함한 선진국들에 비하면은 이러한 전산수치해석분야에 있어서 아직도 더 많은 연구 및 개발이 본 공단을 포함하여 학계 및 연구소에서 이루어져야 하겠으며, 본 경부고속철도 건설사업으로 인하여 차량, 전기시설분야의 각종 첨단기술개발 및 발전과 더불어 하부 토목구조물의 건설 및 설계 해석분야에 많은 발전이 기대된다 하겠다.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.120-129
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• 2023

To evaluate the vertical loads on railway bridges, conventional load tests are typically conducted. However, these tests often entail significant costs and procedural challenges. Railway conditions involve nearly identical load profiles due to standardized rail systems, which may appear straightforward in terms of load conditions. Nevertheless, this study aims to validate load tests conducted under operational train conditions by comparing the results with those obtained from conventional load tests. Additionally, static and dynamic structural behaviors are extracted from the measurement data for evaluation. To ensure the reliability of load testing, this research demonstrates feasibility through comparisons of existing measurement data with sensor attachment locations, train speeds, responses between different rail lines, tendency analysis, selection of impact coefficients, and analysis of natural frequencies. This study applies to the Dongho Railway Bridge and verifies the applicability of the proposed method. Ten operational trains and 44 sensors were deployed on the bridge to measure deformations and deflections during load test intervals, which were then compared with theoretical values. The analysis results indicate good symmetry and overlap of loads, as well as a favorable comparison between static and dynamic load test results. The maximum measured impact coefficient (0.092) was found to be lower than the theoretical impact coefficient (0.327), and the impact influence from live loads was deemed acceptable. The measured natural frequencies approximated the theoretical values, with an average of 2.393Hz compared to the calculated value of 2.415Hz. Based on these results, this paper demonstrates that for evaluating vertical loads, it is possible to measure deformations and deflections of truss railway bridges through load tests under operational train conditions without traffic control, enabling the calculation of response factors for stress adjustments.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.18-24
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• 2015

Train positioning detection information is fundamental for high-speed railroad inspection, making it possible to simultaneously determine the status and evaluate the integrity of railroad equipment. This paper presents the results of measurements and an analysis of an inertial measurement unit (IMU) used as a positioning detection sensors. Acceleration and angular rate measurements from the IMU were analyzed in the amplitude and frequency domains, with a discussion on vibration and train motions. Using these results and GPS information, the positioning detection of a Korean tilting train express was performed from Naju station to Illo station on the Honam-line. The results of a synchronized analysis of sensor measurements and train motion can help in the design of a train location detection system and improve the positioning detection performance.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.36 no.10
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• pp.41-56
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• 2020

For the rapid and accurate warning, the system requires not only the sufficient number of seismometers but also the appropriate detection technique of sensor data. Instead of installing new seismometers, on-board accelerometers of the train could be utilized as alternatives. However, the data from on-board accelerometers includes train vibrations and the response of embankment site by earthquake, which are different from earthquakes measured from the seismometer. This study suggests signal analysis technique to detect earthquake from the on-board accelerometer data. The virtual on-board accelerometer data including the response of embankment site, obtained from site response analysis method, has been constructed. The constructed data has been analyzed using short time Fourier transform (STFT) and wavelet transform (WT). STFT method provides better performance to detect long-period earthquake whereas WT method is more available to detect short-period earthquake.

• Journal of the Korea institute for structural maintenance and inspection
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.94-103
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• 2016

For elevated railway station on which track is connected with superstructure of station, structural vibration level and structure-borne-noise level has exceeded the reference level due to structural characteristics which transmits vibration directly. Therefore, existing elevated railway station is in need of economical and effective vibration reduction method which enable train service without interruption. In this study, structural vibration non-transmissible system which is applied to vibroisolating material for column member is developed to reduce vibration. That system is cut covering material of the column section using water-jet method and is installed with vibroisolating material on cut section. To verify vibration reduction effect and structural performance for structural vibration non-transmissible system, impact hammer test and cyclic lateral load test are performed for 1/4 scale test specimens. It is observed that natural period which means vibration response characteristics is shifted, and damping ratio is increased about 15~30% which means that system is effective to reduce structural vibration through vibration test. Also load-displacement relation and stiffness change rate of the columns are examined, and it is shown that ductility and energy dissipation capacity is increased. From test results, it is found that vibration non-transmissible system which is applied to column member enable to maintains structural function.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.20 no.12
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• pp.53-59
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• 2019

To reduce the vibrations and shocks during the cargo transportation of high value-added goods, the vibration history was measured on the truck transportation section (Asan-Uiwang) and the freight train transportation section (Uiwang-Pusan). The internal vibrations of the container were obtained by attaching acceleration sensors in three axis directions (longitudinal, lateral. and vertical directions) on the front and rear bogies. The rail vibration profile (0.29Grms) proposed in ASTM D-4169 was approximately 50% higher than the truck vibration profile (0.54Grms). The overall vibration was 16% and 33 % lower in the longitudinal and transverse directions, respectively, compared to the ASTM truck transport vibration profile. On the other hand, the vertical vibration measurement history partially exceeded the ASTM truck transport vibration profile over the range, 4 - 15Hz, and over 60Hz. The vibration measurement history of the cargo train was similar to that of the road. The longitudinal and lateral vibration history was lower than the ASTM D-4169 rail vibration profile, while the vertical history was over 30Hz.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.738-743
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• 2009

Personnel maintaining or repairing the railway tracks or signaling device around tracks may experience the sensory disorder when they do routine works for many hours and they may not recognize the leading to train accidents. In order to prevent such train accidents that may occur because railway track workers are unable to recognize the approaching train, a safety-equipment is developed to make the approaching train send signals. We developed the new alarm equipment for protection of trackside maintenance workers using radio signals.