Ballast bed cleaning and recycling – influence on stability of continuously welded rail track
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DOI: 10.1016/j.promfg.2018.03.045
Abstract: Abstract The ballast bed main functions are to bind the sleepers to the substructure, to distribute the dynamic loads from the vehicle to the embankment and to ensure the track stability. Fouling may increase in… read more here.
Keywords: bed cleaning; ballast bed; track; stability ... See more keywords
Experimental and numerical investigation of the characteristics of flash-butt joints used in continuously welded rails
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DOI: 10.1177/0954409719830189
Abstract: Continuously welded rails are widely used in the Iran railway network, which are generally built using the flash-butt welding process. To accurately model the flash-butt welding process, thermal analysis, and prediction of the welding residual… read more here.
Keywords: butt; flash butt; experimental numerical; welding process ... See more keywords
Experimental study on the longitudinal resistance of WJ-8 fasteners subjected to torque and vertical loading in continuously welded rails
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DOI: 10.1177/0954409719880667
Abstract: The key functions of the fastener system are to hold the rail against the sleepers and to restrain the rail from all forms of movements that could lead to loss of geometry and stability of… read more here.
Keywords: resistance fasteners; longitudinal resistance; vertical loading; resistance ... See more keywords
Numerical investigation into the effect of ballast properties on buckling of continuously welded rail (CWR)
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DOI: 10.1177/0954409720965794
Abstract: In this paper, the effect of ballast properties including ballast depth, shoulder width, shoulder height, inter particle friction angle and ballast porosity on track buckling capacity are investigated numerically using discrete element method (DEM) analysis.… read more here.
Keywords: properties buckling; effect ballast; ballast properties; ballast ... See more keywords