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Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering)  2014, Vol. 15 Issue (12): 964-983    DOI: 10.1631/jzus.A1400192
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A 3D model for coupling dynamics analysis of high-speed train/track system
Liang Ling, Xin-biao Xiao, Jia-yang Xiong, Li Zhou, Ze-feng Wen, Xue-song Jin
State Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
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Abstract  A 3D dynamic model of a high-speed train coupled with a flexible ballast track is developed and is presented in this study. In this model, each vehicle is modeled as a 42 degrees of freedom multi-body system, which takes into consideration the nonlinear dynamic characteristics of the suspensions. A detailed inter-vehicle connection model including nonlinear couplers and inter-vehicle dampers, and the linear tight-lock vestibule diaphragm is established to simulate the effect of the end connections of neighboring vehicles on dynamic behavior. The track is modeled as a traditional three-layer discrete elastic support model. The rails are assumed to be Timoshenko beams supported by discrete sleepers. Each sleeper is treated as an Euler beam and the ballast bed is replaced by equivalent rigid ballast bodies. The reliability of the present model is then validated through a detailed numerical simulation comparison with the commercial software SIMPACK, with the effect of the track flexibility on the train/track interaction being analyzed simultaneously. The proposed model is finally applied to investigate the difference between dynamic performances obtained using the entire-train/track model (TTM) and the single-vehicle/track model (VTM). Several key dynamic performances, including vibration frequency response, ride comfort, and curving performance, calculated by the two types of dynamic models are compared and discussed. The numerical results show that there is a significant difference between the dynamic behaviors obtained by VTM and TTM, and that inter-vehicle connections have an important influence on the dynamic behavior of high-speed vehicles.

Key wordsHigh-speed railway      High-speed train      Track      Entire-train/track model (TTM)      Single-vehicle/track model (VTM)     
Received: 04 July 2014      Published: 04 December 2014
CLC:  U270.1+1  
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Liang Ling, Xin-biao Xiao, Jia-yang Xiong, Li Zhou, Ze-feng Wen, Xue-song Jin. A 3D model for coupling dynamics analysis of high-speed train/track system. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering), 2014, 15(12): 964-983.

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