Finite element calculations of rail vibration countermeasures
Journal article, 2007

Elastic waves may constitute a nuisance for people living close to high- speed lines. In order to decrease the spread of vibrations, it is common to reinforce the ground with lime cement columns. This article presents the results of simulations of three different ways to install the columns. The calculations have been done with an integrated rigid body - finite element model. Equations from various physical domains are merged into one big system. The results indicate that the straight configuration works best to protect the track. When attention is focused on preventing vibrations from the soil, the leaning column method is more effective. The chosen technique would depend on the aims of the countermeasure.

railway systems

elastic wave propagation

computational dynamics

Author

Håkan Lane

Chalmers, Applied Mechanics, Material and Computational Mechanics

Sebastian Berg

Chalmers, Applied Mechanics, Material and Computational Mechanics

Martin Larsson

Chalmers, Applied Mechanics, Combustion and Propulsion Systems

Vehicle System Dynamics

0042-3114 (ISSN) 1744-5159 (eISSN)

Vol. 45 6 565-581

Subject Categories

Mechanical Engineering

DOI

10.1080/00423110601076363

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10/7/2017