• International Journal of Railway
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.43-49
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• 2009

Wear and rolling contact fatigue (RCF) defects are most important causes of rail damage, and often interaction competitive at present railway track. Head check is one of rolling contact fatigue (RCF) defects, and generally occurs in mild circular curves and transition curves that are set at both ends of sharp circular curves. Wear tends to limit the crack growth of head checks by removing the material from the RCF surface. In order to clarify the conditions of the occurrence and growth of head checks, the authors measured the interacting forces between wheels and rails and the angle of attack of wheelset, and carried out contact analyses using the actual profile data of wheels and rails. The effects of the lateral force, the contact geometry, and the wear rate at rail gauge comer on the formation of head checks were also analyzed by using the worn profiles of actual wheels and rails and the data obtained by a track inspection car. Some specific range of wear rate at the gauge comer was identified as having close relation with occurrence of head checks.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1109-1114
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• 2005

The rolling contact fatigue of wheels for high speed trains is a matter of increasing importance. The wheel damages from fatigue crack makes noise up and safety down. RCF-casued accidents cause traffic congestion and economical costs as well as personal injuries. In this study, we examine the rolling contact fatigue of wheels for power car running at 300km/h. Using the results of multi-body dynamic analysis and the proposed procedure of Ekberg, we calculate the fatigue index of surface-initiated fatigue, subsurface-initiated fatigue and fatigue initiated at deep material defects. As a result. the fatigue index shows us whether fatigue will appear and in which form. In addition, we present Shakedown map on surface-initiated fatigue.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2011년도 정기총회 및 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.2115-2124
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• 2011

The rail surface defects which are generated on repeated rolling contact fatigue are getting increased according to high speed, high density, and minimum weight. In addition, Increasing noise and vibration are affected by these also impact load generated as well. Because of this phenomenon, more serious and critical damages were occurred. In fact, in order to control them, the rail grinding were conducted. However, there are not enough researches to make an criteria of generating optimal rail grinding amount in Korea. This study evaluated how depth of hardening on rail surface is formed and suggested optimal rail grinding amount by RCF(rolling contact fatigue) test with generated contact pressure between KTX wheel and UIC60 rail by applying FEM analysis. Therefore, the amount was generated approximately 0.2mm/20MGT to maintain integrity of rail surface by getting rid of depth of hardening on rail according to rail accumulated passing tonnage.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.141-146
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• 2012

차륜과 레일의 반복적인 구름접촉은 레일 표면결함을 유발하고, 레일 표면결함은 충격하중을 유발하여 소음 진동, 레일파단, 궤도파괴로 이어지고 심할 경우 열차사고(탈선)를 발생할 수 있다. 이러한 레일 표면결함을 제어하기 위한 방법으로 레일연마가 시행되고 있다. 본 연구는 KTX차륜과 UIC레일에서 발생하는 최대 접촉압력을 유한요소해석을 통해 산정하였고, 일반레일 및 열처리레일에 대한 구름접촉피로시험을 수행하여 접촉압력 및 반복횟수에 따른 레일표면 경화층 형성 경향을 분석하였으며, 누적통과톤수에 따라 고속철도 레일에서 발생하는 표면 경화층을 제거하여 건전한 레일표면을 유지하기 위해 0.2mm/2천만톤의 적정 레일연마량을 제안하였다.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2011년도 정기총회 및 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.2135-2146
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• 2011

The rail surface irregularity is generated severely by train braking effect in the section of station. The braking force increases slip rate and friction factors caused by wheel-rail contact points. It brings rail surface irregularity as well. In this study, interactions between wheel and rail were investigated using rolling contact fatigue theory and mechanism of rail degradation through fracture mechanics. For the more, the Von-Mises stress occurred on the rail due to the interaction between wheel and rail was analyzed using 3-D finite element method. The amounts of surface irregularity of rail were measured according to accumulated passing tonnage in urban railway in fields. Therefore, the maintenance of rail should be separated by running and braking sections to prevent RCF defects.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.447-454
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• 2010

레일 피로 열화손상유형들은 크게 레일표면에서 발생하는 결함들과 레일내부에서 진전되어 발생하는 결함들로 구분되어질 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 국내에서 연간 누적통과톤수가 가장 많은 도시철도의 운행조건을 고려하여 현장측정을 통해 레일표면 요철성장률을 분석하였으며, 연마 후 누적통과톤수에 따른 시험편을 현장에서 발췌하여 현미경을 이용한 조직검사, 화학성분검사, 마이크로 비커스 경도시험을 수행하였다. 시험결과 신품레일의 경우 유효탈탄층 제거를 위해 약 0.3mm의 초기연마를 시행해야하며, 예방연마의 경우 전구간을 일괄적으로 연마할 경우와 특정 구간별로 구분하여 연마할 경우에 대하여 2가지 방안을 제시하여 레일표면에서 발생하는 RCF결함을 예방하거나 제거할 수 있도록 제시하였다.