As one of the major high-speed railway ballastless track structures in China,CRTSIII slab ballastless track has been laid for more than 6500 km.However,there are no detailed studies on its track irregularity deteriora...As one of the major high-speed railway ballastless track structures in China,CRTSIII slab ballastless track has been laid for more than 6500 km.However,there are no detailed studies on its track irregularity deterioration throughout extended service periods,which may threaten the safety and stability of high-speed vehicles(HSV).In this study,a long-term tracking detection of CRTSIII slab ballastless track irregularities has been conducted,revealing its annual evolution law.An HSV-track coupled dynamics model was established to investigate the HSV dynamic responses under annual evolution of track irregularities.Considering the potential deterioration of track irregularities to extremely bad condition,the recommended classified limits for irregularity are proposed by analyzing the limit-exceeding probability of the safety and stability indexes of HSV.The results show that:taking 10 m wavelength as a demarcation,longer-wavelength irregularities exhibit larger amplitudes,faster evolution rates and a linear increasing trend,primarily affecting the stability of HSV.Conversely,shorter-wavelength irregularities exhibit smaller amplitudes and an insignificant evolution trend,predominantly affecting the safety of HSV.Furthermore,the periodic irregularity induced by the arching of 32 m simply-supported beam bridge should be paid closer attention to,as their evolution rate significantly surpasses that of irregularities at other wavelengths.展开更多
Track irregularity from rail alternate side wear is manifested as uneven rail wear waveforms alternating in the left and right rails with equal intervals,which will cause carbody sway behaviour of railway vehicles and...Track irregularity from rail alternate side wear is manifested as uneven rail wear waveforms alternating in the left and right rails with equal intervals,which will cause carbody sway behaviour of railway vehicles and greatly influences the passenger comfort.In this work,the carbody sway behaviour and mechanism due to track irregularity from rail alternate side wear and possible solutions to this issue were studied by the field testing and numerical calculation approaches.First,the carbody sway of an urban rail transit train is introduced with full-scale field tests,through which the rail alternate side wear is characterized and the formatted track irregularity are presented.Then,multibody vehicle dynamic models are developed to reproduce the carbody sway behaviour induced by the track irregularity from the rail alternate side wear.The creep forces acting on the wheel and rail are preliminarily discussed to study the influence of the carbody sway on the wear of the wheel flange and the rail corner.Finally,some potential solutions,e.g.improving the damping ratio of carbody rigid mode and rail grinding,are proposed to relieve this issue.It is concluded that an increased damping ratio of the carbody mode can alleviate the carbody sway and wheel–rail interactions,while properly maintaining track conditions can improve the vehicle performance.展开更多
Current research on rail vehicle system vibrations primarily relies on numerical methods,with vibration transfer functions commonly derived through data fitting.However,the physical mechanisms underlying these vibrati...Current research on rail vehicle system vibrations primarily relies on numerical methods,with vibration transfer functions commonly derived through data fitting.However,the physical mechanisms underlying these vibrations are not well understood.To clarify the vibration transfer function and its characteristics,four basic input vectors are defined,and an analytical method is proposed.The vibration transfer functions of the vehicle system are solved,and their spatial coherence is analyzed.The results show that there are two spatial scales and four coherent modes in the vehicle system.The track irregularity wavelengths are combined with two spatial scales to alter the proportions of basic input vectors and then show the characteristics of spatial coherence.Four coherent modes are involved in wheel-rail force and primary suspension force;two coherent modes are involved in bogie vertical motion;and their dominant modes vary with the input frequency.On the other hand,the coherent modes involved in the bogie pitching motion and vehicle body motion are single and fixed over the whole range of frequency.This study presents an analytical method for the rapid solution of dynamic responses in vehicle systems and systematically analyzes the coherence behavior of vibration transfer functions with respect to tracking irregularity wavelengths.展开更多
The characterization of track irregularities is crucial in railway dynamics,as track irregularities are the primary source of internal excitation in railway systems.In this paper,three mathematical models are proposed...The characterization of track irregularities is crucial in railway dynamics,as track irregularities are the primary source of internal excitation in railway systems.In this paper,three mathematical models are proposed to characterize the track irregularities under different circumstances.The first model is a novel explicit track spectrum function,which performs better in reflecting the inherent periodic components of track irregularities than the existing track spectra.On this foundation,the second model,a parameterized track spectrum random model,is proposed to represent the vast measured track irregularities from the probabilistic perspective.Finally,the third model,an imprecise track spectrum interval model based on a neighborhood uniform sampling Bootstrap method,is presented to identify the confidential interval of the track spectra when the track irregularity data are limited.Three examples are illustrated to demonstrate the feasibility of the three track irregularity models in characterizing the track irregularities in different conditions.This research can help capture the railway deformation status and optimize track maintenance strategies.展开更多
基金Project(2022YFB2602900)supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of ChinaProject(K2022T002)supported by the Scientific Research Plan of China Railway。
文摘As one of the major high-speed railway ballastless track structures in China,CRTSIII slab ballastless track has been laid for more than 6500 km.However,there are no detailed studies on its track irregularity deterioration throughout extended service periods,which may threaten the safety and stability of high-speed vehicles(HSV).In this study,a long-term tracking detection of CRTSIII slab ballastless track irregularities has been conducted,revealing its annual evolution law.An HSV-track coupled dynamics model was established to investigate the HSV dynamic responses under annual evolution of track irregularities.Considering the potential deterioration of track irregularities to extremely bad condition,the recommended classified limits for irregularity are proposed by analyzing the limit-exceeding probability of the safety and stability indexes of HSV.The results show that:taking 10 m wavelength as a demarcation,longer-wavelength irregularities exhibit larger amplitudes,faster evolution rates and a linear increasing trend,primarily affecting the stability of HSV.Conversely,shorter-wavelength irregularities exhibit smaller amplitudes and an insignificant evolution trend,predominantly affecting the safety of HSV.Furthermore,the periodic irregularity induced by the arching of 32 m simply-supported beam bridge should be paid closer attention to,as their evolution rate significantly surpasses that of irregularities at other wavelengths.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52002344,U2034210,and 61960206010)the Development Project of State Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Vehicle System(Grant No.2022TPL_T09)。
文摘Track irregularity from rail alternate side wear is manifested as uneven rail wear waveforms alternating in the left and right rails with equal intervals,which will cause carbody sway behaviour of railway vehicles and greatly influences the passenger comfort.In this work,the carbody sway behaviour and mechanism due to track irregularity from rail alternate side wear and possible solutions to this issue were studied by the field testing and numerical calculation approaches.First,the carbody sway of an urban rail transit train is introduced with full-scale field tests,through which the rail alternate side wear is characterized and the formatted track irregularity are presented.Then,multibody vehicle dynamic models are developed to reproduce the carbody sway behaviour induced by the track irregularity from the rail alternate side wear.The creep forces acting on the wheel and rail are preliminarily discussed to study the influence of the carbody sway on the wear of the wheel flange and the rail corner.Finally,some potential solutions,e.g.improving the damping ratio of carbody rigid mode and rail grinding,are proposed to relieve this issue.It is concluded that an increased damping ratio of the carbody mode can alleviate the carbody sway and wheel–rail interactions,while properly maintaining track conditions can improve the vehicle performance.
基金Supported by Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.2024QYBS031)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.2022JBQY007)。
文摘Current research on rail vehicle system vibrations primarily relies on numerical methods,with vibration transfer functions commonly derived through data fitting.However,the physical mechanisms underlying these vibrations are not well understood.To clarify the vibration transfer function and its characteristics,four basic input vectors are defined,and an analytical method is proposed.The vibration transfer functions of the vehicle system are solved,and their spatial coherence is analyzed.The results show that there are two spatial scales and four coherent modes in the vehicle system.The track irregularity wavelengths are combined with two spatial scales to alter the proportions of basic input vectors and then show the characteristics of spatial coherence.Four coherent modes are involved in wheel-rail force and primary suspension force;two coherent modes are involved in bogie vertical motion;and their dominant modes vary with the input frequency.On the other hand,the coherent modes involved in the bogie pitching motion and vehicle body motion are single and fixed over the whole range of frequency.This study presents an analytical method for the rapid solution of dynamic responses in vehicle systems and systematically analyzes the coherence behavior of vibration transfer functions with respect to tracking irregularity wavelengths.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52208445,52478321,52378468)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.G2021KY05105)+7 种基金the Basic Research Program of Natural Science in Shaanxi Province(Grant No.2022JQ-369)the Open Foundation of National Engineering Laboratory for High Speed Railway Construction(No.HSR202001)the Youth Talent Support Program Project of Xi’an Association for Science and Technology(Grant No.959202413090)Science and Technology Research and Development Program Project of China railway group limited(Major Special Project,No.:2020-Special-022021-Special-082023-Special-07)Innovation-driven project of Central South University(2023CXQD072)the National Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(Grant No.:2022-JJ-20071).
文摘The characterization of track irregularities is crucial in railway dynamics,as track irregularities are the primary source of internal excitation in railway systems.In this paper,three mathematical models are proposed to characterize the track irregularities under different circumstances.The first model is a novel explicit track spectrum function,which performs better in reflecting the inherent periodic components of track irregularities than the existing track spectra.On this foundation,the second model,a parameterized track spectrum random model,is proposed to represent the vast measured track irregularities from the probabilistic perspective.Finally,the third model,an imprecise track spectrum interval model based on a neighborhood uniform sampling Bootstrap method,is presented to identify the confidential interval of the track spectra when the track irregularity data are limited.Three examples are illustrated to demonstrate the feasibility of the three track irregularity models in characterizing the track irregularities in different conditions.This research can help capture the railway deformation status and optimize track maintenance strategies.
