高速铁路碎石道砟振动的离散元模拟

道砟振动对其磨损、破碎和道床累积变形有显著影响,为揭示高速车辆移动荷载作用下道砟动态响应特性,建立有砟道床离散元模型,开展车辆-轨道耦合动力学计算得到离散元模型输入荷载,模拟分析高速车辆以不同速度通过时有砟道床的振动响应,并与车辆-轨道耦合动力学计算结果进行对比分析。结果表明,轨枕、道砟和道床块振动位移波形相似,位移幅值沿道床深度方向减小,道床块振动位移与轨枕底面以下0.3m处道砟的振动位移相当;轨枕、道床块振动速度与加速度随行车速度提高而增大;受道砟颗粒间复杂相互作用的影响,道砟振动加速度会出现突变。道床离散元模型能合理反映道砟颗粒的振动响应特性,道床块模型体现了道床层在有砟轨道结构中的动力传递与减振特性,两种道床模型的计算结果具有一定的相似性。     

Track dynamic behavior at rail welds at high speed

As a vehicle passing through a track with different weld irregularities, the dynamic performance of track com- ponents is investigated in detail by using a coupled vehi- cle-track model. In the model, the vehicle is modeled as a multi-body system with 35 degrees of freedom, and a Timoshenko beam is used to model the rails which are dis- cretely supported by sleepers. In the track model, the sleepers are modeled as rigid bodies accounting for their vertical, lat- eral and rolling motions and assumed to move backward at a constant speed to simulate the vehicle running along the track at the same speed. In the study of the coupled vehicle and track dynamics, the Hertizian contact theory and the theory proposed by Shen-Hedrick-Elkins are, respectively, used to calculate normal and creep forces between the wheel and the rails. In the calculation of the normal forces, the coefficient of the normal contact stiffness is determined by transient contact condition of the wheel and rail surface. In the calcu- lation of the creepages, the lateral, roll-over motions of the rail and the fact that the relative velocity between the wheel and rail in their common normal direction is equal to zero are simultaneously taken into account. The motion equations of the vehicle and track are solved by means of an explicit integration method, in which the rail weld irregularities are modeled as local track vertical deviations described by some ideal cosine functions. The effects of the train speed, the axle load, the wavelength and depth of the irregularities, and the weld center position in a sleeper span on the wheel-rail impact loading are analyzed. The numerical results obtained are greatly useful in the tolerance design of welded rail pro- file irregularity caused by hand-grinding after rail welding and track maintenances.     

基于逆虚拟激励法的垂向轨道不平顺功率谱识别

提出一种识别轨道垂向不平顺功率谱的新方法.采用定点激励的垂向车辆-板式轨道耦合动力学模型.车辆简化为多刚体模型,板式轨道考虑为3层梁模型,并通过线性轮轨力耦合车辆模型和轨道模型.以轴箱加速度作为测量对象,采用逆虚拟激励法识别垂向轨道不平顺的功率谱,并研究了测量误差和车辆运行速度对垂向轨道不平顺的识别精度的影响.数值结果表明,本文方法能够较为准确地识别垂向轨道不平顺功率谱,为列车运行环境载荷识别与评估提供了新的途径.     

The influence of the soil stratification on free field traffic-induced vibrations

Summary  This paper deals with the influence of the soil stratification on the free field vibrations generated by the passage of a vehicle on an uneven road. A two-stage solution procedure is applied for the numerical prediction of the free field traffic-induced vibrations. First, a 2D vehicle model is used for the calculation of the axle loads from the longitudinal road profile. Next, the free field response is calculated with the dynamic Betti-Rayleigh reciprocity theorem, using a transfer function between the road and the receiver. The dynamic road-soil interaction problem is solved with a substructure method. The road is modelled as a beam of infinite length, while the boundary element method, based on the Green's functions for a horizontally layered linear elastic halfspace is used for the soil. The influence of the soil stratification is demonstrated by a numerical example where the free field vibrations during the passage of a vehicle on a traffic plateau are calculated. Three different cases are considered for the layering of the soil: a homogeneous halfspace, a layer built in at its base and a layer on a halfspace. Special emphasis goes to the dynamic interaction between the road and the soil. It is demonstrated that the stratification of the soil has a considerable influence on both the peak particle velocity and the frequency content of the free field vibrations. Received 28 November 2000; accepted 24 April 2001     

车-桥-线竖平面振动及其能量转化机制精细建模

建立了考虑车-桥(线)纵向振动及其能量相互转化机制的竖平面内精细耦合运动方程.将车-桥(线)视为一个整体系统,车辆各剐体的纵向运动均作为独立的自由度,考虑到车-桥(线)纵向振动及其能量相互转化机制,车辆驱动或制动作用采用轮轨间的纵向相互作用力和轮对作用力矩模拟,桥梁、线路结构采用梁单元离散,线路与桥梁之间的钢轨基础采用竖向和纵向的均布弹簧阻尼连接,建立了竖平面内精细耦合运动方程,它可合理模拟车桥(线)间能量相互转化的过程.简支梁桥算例表明:车辆在桥上无驱动或制动运行过程中,不考虑轨道结构时车速先增加后减小,而考虑轨道结构时车速只有减小的趋势,轮对还发生了高频的纵向振动,且车体和轮对的纵向振动对轨道竖向不平顺较为敏感;此外,考虑轮轨滚动碾压作用和能量转化机制时,钢轨加速度响应略偏大.本文研究可为实际车辆动态变速运行的模拟和更精细空间耦合模型的建立提供研究基础.     

Dynamic model of vertical vehicle-subgrade coupled system under secondary suspension

As it is known, track transportation can be divided into track system above and track system below. While the train is moving, the parts above and below are interacted and influenced. Therefore, in fact, the problem of track transportation is the match between the vehicle and the railway line system. In this paper, on a basis of dynamic analysis of the vehicle-subgrade model of vertical coupled system under primary suspension, utilizing track maintenance standard and simulating track irregularity excitation, the dynamic interaction of vehicle-track-subgrade system is researched in theory and dynamic model of the vertical vehicle-track-subgrade coupled system under secondary suspension is established by compatibility condition of deformation. Even this model considers the actual structure of a vehicle, also considers vibration characteristic of the substructure of track including subgrade and foundation. All these work want to be benefit for understanding and design about the dynamic characters of subgrade in high speed railway.     

考虑道砟侵切路基的有砟铁路离散元-有限元耦合方法

本文考虑有砟铁路道床结构中底层道砟颗粒会逐渐侵切路基上表层的实际情况,引入基于双曲线函数的土阻力公式,发展了离散元颗粒与有限元网格体内耦合的接触力算法,建立了考虑道砟颗粒侵切路基表层的有砟铁路离散元-有限元耦合模型。其中道床中的非规则形状道砟采用离散元镶嵌单元构造,路基采用有限元20节点六面体实体单元构造。分析了道砟侵切路基下列车荷载及路基软硬程度对道床整体沉降的影响,绘制了有砟道床-路基的横截面应力及位移云图。研究表明提出的耦合模型不仅能反映道床自身的弹性变形和累积塑性变形,还能真实反映底层道砟侵切软土路基表层所导致的侵切沉降,为深入了解高速重载下有砟道床的沉降劣化机理提供重要借鉴作用。     

Experimental Investigation on Dynamic Railway Sleeper/Ballast Interaction

In ballasted railway tracks, one of the important components that supports the rails and distributes wheel/rail loading onto the ballast supporting formation is a railway sleeper (sometimes is also called a “railway tie”). This paper presents results of an experimental modal analysis of prestressed concrete sleepers in both free-free and in-situ conditions, incorporating the dynamic influence of sleeper/ballast interaction. Dynamic interaction between concrete sleepers and ballast support is crucial for the development of a dynamic model of railway track capable of predicting its responses to impact loads due to wheel flats, wheel burns, irregularities of the rail, etc. In this study, four types of prestressed concrete sleepers were in-kind provided by the Australian manufacturers. The concrete sleepers were tested using an impact hammer excitation technique over the frequency range of interest, 0–1600 Hz. Frequency response functions (FRFs) were measured using PULSE modal testing system. The FRFs were processed using STAR modal analysis package to identify natural frequencies and the corresponding mode shapes for the sleepers. The conclusions are presented about the effect of the sleeper/ballast interaction on the dynamic properties of prestressed concrete sleepers and their use for predicting railway track dynamic responses.     

Dynamic response of tank trains to random track irregularities

This paper presents a dynamic analytical model for tank train vibrations. The train is considered as a system of 27 degrees of freedom consisting of lateral, roll, yaw, vertical, and pitch motions for the vehicle body and its two bogies and lateral, roll and vertical motions for the four wheel-sets. Liquid sloshing in the tank is modeled using an equivalent mechanical mass-spring model. Coupling between the vehicle system and the railway track is realized through the interaction forces between the train and the rail, where the vertical and lateral irregularity profiles of the track are regarded as stationary ergodic Gaussian random processes and simulated by polynomial functions. Random vibration theory is used to obtain the response power spectral densities. Finally, numerical results for a typical test case including natural frequencies of a coupled system, frequency response functions, and output power spectral densities are presented.     

不同载荷频率下有砟铁路道床累积沉降特性的离散元分析

为研究有砟道床在高频载荷作用下的累积沉降规律,建立工程尺度下枕木-有砟道床的离散元计算模型。考虑道砟的非规则真实几何形态,利用不可破碎的簇颗粒模型近似构造。在10 Hz～100 Hz载荷频率区间内,对比分析枕木位移以及道砟颗粒在垂向和横向上的运动分布规律,研究分析道床在循环正弦载荷作用下的动力特性。数值结果表明,在载荷频率不超过60 Hz时,道床累积沉降随着载荷频率的提高而逐渐增大;当载荷频率超过60 Hz时,道床累积沉降随着载荷频率的提高而急剧增大,并在载荷频率为80 Hz时达到最大值,而后道床累积沉降量随着频率的提高反而逐渐减小。此外,分析对比不同载荷频率下道床速度场分布及典型位置道砟的加速度等物理量,发现80 Hz的载荷频率下道床离散元模型的振动最强烈。     

A track-laying air cushion vehicle

Almost no previous research has dealt with the design of a track-laying air cushion vehicle. Preliminary estimates indicated that the total power requirement would be high, so means of reducing the likely power consumption were studied. An analysis of the behaviour of three track layouts made it possible to compare their power efficiencies under a wide range of operating conditions. A two track articulated configuration was generally the most efficient. To minimize loss pressurised air the exit gap height between track and side skirt must be small, but an unstable heave motion is prone to develop under these conditions. The heave motion characteristics of a plenum air cushion were, therefore, investigated theoretically and guidelines for design established. These were used in the design of a $\text{3}\text{4}$ scale model of one track of a 20,000 N air track vehicle. The model incorporated a new type of side skirt assembly which can react automatically to vertical motion of the lower track run. The new skirt was stable in heave and was reasonably effective in avoiding local closure of the air exit gap when the track belt was raised on small simulated bumps. It was confirmed that the original estimates of blower power required by an air cushion track were of the right order.     

不确定车轨耦合系统辛随机振动分析

建立了轨道不平顺作用下具有不确定参数车轨耦合系统随机振动评估方法. 车辆系统采用物理坐标下多刚体系统模型,并应用高斯随机变量模拟车体、转向架和轮对一系、二系连接系统中动力学参数具有的不确定性. 采用无穷周期结构进行弹性轨道模拟,在哈密顿状态空间下建立了典型轨道子结构的状态运动方程,通过轮轨耦合关系建立了混合 物理坐标及辛模态坐标车轨耦合系统运动方程. 应用Hermite正交多项式展开得到了耦合系统动力响应相对于不确定性参数的控制方程. 由于利用轨道周期特性建模,所获得的控制方程有效地降低了方程维度. 轮轨接触处轨道不平顺载荷模拟为完全相干多分量平稳随机过程,推广和发展虚拟激励法建立了耦合系统随机振动受不确定动力学 参数影响的量化评估方法. 通过Monte Carlo数值模拟,验证了该方法在不确定参数变异很大时也能够保持较好的精度,具有一定的工程实用性.     

Experimental investigation of the buckling of shallow spherical shells

In the present paper, the buckling behavior of clamped thin shallow spherical shells under external pressure is studied. Seventy-nine plastic shells formed by thermovacuum process were tested. The distributions of initial geometrical imperfections and vertical displacements were minutely measured with a differential transformer. It was possible to control the symmetrical initial geometrical imperfection of each specimen.Results indicate that the buckling phenomena of shallow spherical shells vary greatly with the symmetrical initial imperfection parameter η. In the case of the geometrical parameter λ larger than 5.5, the amplitude of the asymmetrical displacement component with the bifurcation buckling wave calculated by Huang becomes large immediately before buckling. The validity of Huang's theory for an initially perfect shell is experimentally demonstrated.     

铁路道床有砟-无砟过渡段动力特性的DEM-FEM耦合分析

针对铁路道床有砟-无砟过渡段的结构特点,采用离散元-有限元耦合模型分析散体道砟和无砟道床间过渡段的动力特性。散体道砟道床和无砟道床分别采用离散元方法 DEM和有限元方法 FEM模拟,而在过渡段将道砟颗粒嵌入无砟道床以增加道砟颗粒与无砟道床间的咬合力,并在离散元和有限元耦合区域实现了力学参数的传递。采用以上DEM-FEM耦合方法对有砟-无砟道床及其过渡段在列车荷载作用下的沉降过程进行了数值分析。计算结果表明,离散元方法中道砟颗粒间的力链呈现非对称梯形分布,其与有限元方法中的应力分布趋势一致;采用嵌入式道砟颗粒的方法可以增加有砟-无砟过渡段道砟间的咬合力,有效约束道砟颗粒的位移,减少有砟-无砟道床间的沉降差异。本文计算模型可以合理地分析有砟道床的力链分布以及无砟道床的应力分布,确定列车荷载下道床有砟-无砟过渡段的动力学行为。     

土工格栅加强下有砟铁路道床动力特性的离散元-有限元耦合分析

本文提出了一种可用于分析土工格栅与道砟颗粒间相互作用的离散元-有限元耦合方法。道砟颗粒采用镶嵌单元模拟,土工格栅采用梁单元计算,并在接触面上实现了离散元和有限元域间力学参数的传递。通过循环载荷作用下的计算,对比分析了土工格栅对道砟颗粒的加固性能。通过加筋后道砟颗粒的直剪试验进一步揭示了土工格栅加固作用的内在机理。结果表明：土工格栅可有效地降低有砟道床横向位移以及顶部沉降量,加筋后道砟材料的内聚力和摩擦角都有所提高。由此可见,土工格栅能够增加道砟颗粒间的自锁作用,提高道砟材料的强度,并有效地阻止剪切带从上部道砟箱向下部道砟箱贯穿。     

Development of a simplified method for evaluating agricultural tractor’s operator whole body vibration

Whole body vibrations (WBV) are one of the risk factors causing the onset of professional diseases in agricultural tractors operators: a method for assessing vehicle’s properties in terms of vibrations turns out to be fundamental for comfort and safety improvement. Studying agricultural tractor operator exposure to vibrations has always been difficult for the several topics to the tractor is used. Studies have pointed out that the combination of vehicle speed and surface roughness induces a transformation of part of vehicle forwarding speed in vertical accelerations acting as a series of impulses exciting the elastic parts of the tractor to have similar shapes in the frequency domain. Following this consideration the CREA-ING has developed three simplified test track, one for each axis of solicitation, for investigating the possibility of defining tractor’s comfort level with a simplified test.     

轨下支承失效对直线轨道动态响应的影响

建立了基于Timoshenko梁模型的车辆/轨道耦合动力学模型,分析轨下支承失效对直线轨道动态响应的影响. 钢轨被视为连续弹性离散点支承上的无限长Timoshenko梁,通过假设轨道系统刚度沿纵向分布发生突变来模拟轨下支承失效状态. 推导了考虑钢轨横向、垂向和扭转运动的轮轨滚动接触蠕滑率计算公式. 利用Hertz法向接触理论和沈氏蠕滑理论计算轮轨法向力及轮轨滚动接触蠕滑力. 采用移动轨下支承模型的车辆/轨道耦合系统激振模式,考虑轨枕离散支承对系统动力响应的影响. 通过新型显式积分法求解车辆/轨道耦合动力学系统运动方程,由数值分析计算得到不同轨下支承失效状态下直线轨道的动态响应. 结果表明,轨下支承失效对直线轨道变形及加速度有显著的影响,随着失效轨下支承个数的增加,轮轨相互作用力和轨道部件的位移、加速度将会急剧增大,将加速失效区段线路状况的恶化.      

A modular algorithm for linear, periodic train-track models

Summary  An algorithm is presented which can be used for the investigation of a large variety of train-track models. These models only have to fulfil the requirements of linearity and periodicity with respect to the track length direction. A steady-state solution is obtained for a vehicle moving on a tangent track with constant velocity. The algorithm itself can be split into three modules: one for the whole train-track system, one for the track, and one for a single rail support. These modules and their interfaces are described in detail. The article demonstrates the applicability of the algorithm by means of four examples. The first example shows the influence of the sleeper elasticity on the sleeper motion. The second one illustrates the effect of an advanced subsoil model on the wheel/rail contact force. Subsequently, as a further example, the compliance frequency-response functions of a ballasted track and a rigid track are compared. The last example deals with the sleeper passing excitation. Here, it is shown that even in the case of resonance, the wheel/rail contact-force fluctuations remain below ten percent of the static value. Received 17 January 2000; accepted for publication 18 August 2000     

铁路车辆/轨道耦合系统在竖向冲击载荷作用下动态响应的计算机模拟研究

车辆与轨道的动态相互作用,是铁路轮轨接触式运输系统中最基本的问题之一,它直接制约着铁路运营速度的提高和运载重量的增加,也影响着铁路安全运行。本文采用有限元方法,对我国C61型运煤货车,按照车辆/轨道系统的实际几何形状、材料性质和边界条件建立了包括车辆和轨道系统的有限元模型,应用大型非线性动力分析程序LS-DYNA3D来模拟车辆通过轨道错牙接头时的轮/轨动态响应过程。计算结果表明车轮和轨道之间的竖向动态接触力大约是静轮载的2倍,与已有的现场试验结果基本吻合。因此应用有限元方法研究车辆/轨道耦合系统是可行和可靠的。     

Interaction of subway LIM vehicle with ballasted track in polygonal wheel wear development

This paper develops a coupled dynamics model for a linear induction motor (LIM) vehicle and a subway track to investigate the influence of polygonal wheels of the vehicle on the dynamic behavior of the system. In the model, the vehicle is modeled as a multi-body system with 35 degrees of freedom. A Timoshenko beam is used to model the rails which are discretely supported by sleepers. The sleepers are modeled as rigid bodies with their vertical, lateral, and rolling motions being considered. In order to simulate the vehicle running along the track, a moving sleeper support model is introduced to simulate the excitation by the discrete sleeper supporters, in which the sleepers are assumed to move backward at a constant speed that is the same as the train speed. The Hertzian contact theory and the Shen- Hedrick-Elkins’ model are utilized to deal with the normal dynamic forces and the tangential forces between wheels and rails, respectively. In order to better characterize the linear metro system (LMS), Euler beam theory based on modal superposition method is used to model LIM and RP. The vertical electric magnetic force and the lateral restoring force between the LIM and RP are also taken into consideration. The former has gap-varying nonlinear characteristics, whilst the latter is considered as a constant restoring force of 1 kN. The numerical analysis considers the effect of the excitation due to polygonal wheels on the dynamic behavior of the system at different wear stages, in which the used data regarding the polygonal wear on the wheel tread are directly measured at the subway site.