Determination of dynamic track modulus from measurement of track velocity during train passage
Priest, J. A. and Powrie, W. (2009) Determination of dynamic track modulus from measurement of track velocity during train passage. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 135, (11), 1732-1740. (doi:10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0000130).
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Description/Abstract
The measurement of track stiffness, or track modulus, is an important parameter for assessing the condition of a railway track. This paper describes a method by which the dynamic track modulus can be determined from the dynamic displacements of the track during normal train service, measured using geophones. Two techniques are described for calculating the track modulus—the inferred displacement basin test (DBT) method and a modified beam on an elastic foundation (BOEF) method. Results indicate that the viscoelastic response of the soil will influence the value of track modulus determined using the DBT method. The BOEF method was therefore used to calculate the apparent increase in axle load due to train speed. Hanging or partly supported sleepers were associated with a relatively small increase in dynamic axle loads with train speed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 1090-0241 (print) |
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| Keywords: | railroad tracks, stiffness, velocity, dynamic loads, measurement |
| Subjects: | T Technology T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment |
| Item ID: | 75864 |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Mar 2010 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Jun 2013 01:08 |
| Contributors: | Priest, J. A. (Author) Powrie, W. (Author) |
| Date: | November 2009 |
| Status: | Published |
| Contact Email Address: | wp@soton.ac.uk |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/75864 |
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