3D analysis of high-speed trains moving on bridges with foundation settlements

This paper investigates the derailment of trains moving on multi-span simply supported bridges with foundation settlements or rotations. Rail irregularities, train–track–bridge interactions, and wheel/rail separations were considered in the three-dimensional nonlinear finite element analysis. A moving spring-mass with separation and contact modes was used to validate the proposed finite element model. In the parametric study, finite element results indicate that foundation settlements or rotations cause sharp displacements between two simply supported girders, which generate large train derailment coefficients. The train derailment coefficients rise with increased train speed, and they greatly increase at a critical speed. The time history displacements of a train obviously contain a jump when it passes a location with foundation settlements or rotations, so a warning system can be established using this measurement.     

Reliability analysis for the uncertainties in vehicle and high-speed railway bridge system based on an improved response surface method for nonlinear limit states

The paper deals with the reliability analysis for the high-speed railway bridge systems. Although the bridge–vehicle interactive system has much more uncertainties in the resistance and loads of trains moving at very high speed compared with static structural analysis, little concern has been engaged to identify which random variable has to be considered in the probabilistic analysis, or what criteria should be selected to determine the probabilistic safety or serviceability. The considered design parameters thus involve uncertainties in stiffness, moment of inertia, damping ratio of primary suspension in terms of load, geometry of girders and slabs, and the mechanical properties of girders in terms of resistance. The considered limit states embrace the safety of trains and comfort of passengers, and the acceptability criteria are based on UIC code. For evaluating the reliability of the time-dependent nonlinear behavior of complex structures, an improved Response Surface Method (RSM) is developed. An adaptive technique and a weight matrix are utilized as an optimizing technique that accelerates the convergence in the reliability analysis. The results of improved RSM, compared with the basic and adaptive RSM, are verified with the improved convergence to the exact solution. The bridge response is analyzed using a new three-dimensional finite element model of high-speed train–bridge interactions. The track structures are idealized using beam elements with the offset of beam nodes and beams on a two-parameter elastic foundation. The vehicle model developed for a 300 km/h train is employed. The calculated reliabilities for performance of the considered bridges and the passenger comfort on board of high-speed trains are compared to the conventional safety indices. The results of this study allow identifying the quantification of uncertainties that can control quality of the high-speed train service.     

Dynamic interaction of bridges and high-speed trains

Dynamic interaction of railway bridges and rolling stocks has been the subject of numerous studies for a rather long time [1–20]. The framework of railway bridges experiences significant loads from high-speed trains. Therefore, new methods for studying the interaction between high-speed trains and railway bridges are constantly developed in many countries [10–19]. The method proposed in [9, 16, 18, 19] for beams, rod and combined systems, bridge girders, and railway structures takes into account any required number of shapes in the deflection decomposition and has the resolving system of equations with unconditionally stable integration scheme and minimum number of unknowns (dynamic reaction of the wheels). The bridge dynamics problems of large dimension [16–20] are usually solved by the method of direct integration of equations (with the use of beam boundary elements), but the method proposed here is based on the use of the results of the modal analysis of the structure, which is very convenient, with the capabilities of the modern computational complexes taken into account, for determining the set of natural modes and frequencies of vibrations of any spatial linearly deformable bridge structures. Just as in [16–20] for problems with moving load, the method permits obtaining the resolving system of equations with minimum number of unknowns for a high degree of spatial digitation of the bridge framework and any necessary number of natural modes. Moreover, the step procedures proposed in [19, 20] to solve the differential equations of mechanical system vibrations permit using the car model as a moving load in the same way in the linear and nonlinear statements. In the proposed method, there are in fact two objects; namely, the set of bridge spans and the rolling stock (stocks) are considered as two super-elements (two substructures) interacting with each other if one of them is moving. The proposed method permits determining the stress-strain state of the bridge and the rolling stock traditionally after determining the dynamic pressures exerted by the wheeled carts on the bridge. The modern approaches to calculating the bridge-rolling stock interaction [10–17] are based on the wide use of computers with application of the finite element method and method of stepwise integration of equations describing the systemmotion. For example, in [10, 13] the iteration approach is used in problems of large dimension when the rolling stock-bridge system is decomposed. In [12], the explicit scheme of integration of differential equations is used to compensate for the large dimension of the problem. In [14], the beam finite elements are used to analyze a single-span bridge of box section in the span structure modeling. In [14], at the stage of time-digitation (by the Newton method), after the “rolling stock-bridge” system is decomposed into subsystems, the constraint reactions are omitted but the large dimension of the problem is preserved. Thus, the problem of large dimension in problems of bridge dynamics is often solved approximately with a certain accuracy of the solution.     

剪力滞效应对箱形梁挠度影响的研究

从剪力滞翘曲应力的轴向平衡条件出发,选取双室箱梁的合理翘曲位移函数,引入相应于剪力滞翘曲变形的惯性矩和惯性积等几何特性,用能量变分法建立薄壁箱梁剪力滞效应分析的控制微分方程。通过求解控制微分方程,导出集中荷载和均布荷载作用下简支箱梁和悬臂箱梁的挠度公式及有限梁段单元刚度矩阵,模型试验和ANSYS壳单元计算结果证实了其正确性。结合简支、悬臂和连续箱梁数值算例,具体分析剪力滞效应对箱梁挠度的提高程度。结果表明,无论在集中荷载还是均布荷载作用下,剪力滞效应对简支箱梁的挠度均有显著提高。在集中荷载作用下,剪力滞效应对连续箱梁挠度的提高可达14%;对于跨宽比约为4.0～6.0的简支箱梁,可将按初等梁计算的跨中挠度乘以提高系数1.05～1.11;计算悬臂箱梁的挠度时,一般可以忽略剪力滞效应的影响。     

Vibration suppression for high-speed railway bridges using tuned mass dampers

This paper deals with the applicability of passive tuned mass dampers (PTMDs) to suppress train-induced vibration on bridges. A railway bridge is modeled as an Euler–Bernouli beam and a train is simulated as series of moving forces, moving masses or moving suspension masses to investigate the influence of various vehicle models on the bridge features with or without PTMD. According to the train load frequency analysis, the resonant effects will occur as the modal frequencies of the bridges are close to the multiple of the impact frequency of the train load to the bridge. A single PTMD system is then designed to alter the bridge dynamic characteristics to avoid excessive vibrations. Numerical results from simply supported bridges of Taiwan High-Speed Railway (THSR) under German I.C.E., Japanese S.K.S. and French T.G.V. trains show that the proposed PTMD is a useful vibration control device in reducing bridge vertical displacements, absolute accelerations, end rotations and train accelerations during resonant speeds, as the train axle arrangement is regular. It is also found that the inner space of bridge box girder of THSR is wide and deep enough for the installation and movement of PTMD.     

Dynamic behavior of long-span box girder bridges subjected to moving loads: Numerical analysis and experimental verification

In this study we conducted three-dimensional dynamic analyses of long-span box girder bridges subjected to moving loads, using four-node Lagrangian and Hermite finite elements. In finite element formulation, a 6 × 6 transformation matrix is derived to transform the system element matrices before assembly. The usual 5 degrees of freedom per node are appended with an additional drilling degree of freedom in order to fit the transformation. The numerical results show good agreement with the experimental data from an existing two-span prestressed concrete box girder bridge under travelling vehicles. Parametric studies are focused on the various effects of moving loads on the dynamic behavior for different locations on the cross-section of box girder bridges.     

基于荷载形函数的大跨桥梁结构移动荷载识别

大跨桥梁结构中的移动荷载识别是结构健康监测的重要组成部分之一,其作为动力学中的反问题,存在唯一性及稳定性等病态问题。本文首先推导出移动荷载作用下结构响应的卷积形式的离散公式,然后利用有限元理论中的形函数拟合移动荷载,推导出基于荷载形函数的移动荷载识别表达式。将移动荷载的识别转化为荷载形函数拟合系数的识别,降低了需要识别的未知量,减小了逆运算的计算量,消除或减弱逆问题病态性,并提高了计算效率。利用某大跨刚构-连续预应力混凝土桥梁修正后的有限元模型进行数值仿真,考虑路面粗糙度,由模态叠加法计算移动荷载作用下的响应;然后采用荷载形函数方法识别移动荷载,证明该方法在5%以下的噪声时能快速并精确识别复杂桥梁结构的移动荷载。     

车-轨-桥耦合动力系统影响参数分析

为了考虑高速列车、板式无砟轨道和桥梁相互作用的特点,需将列车模拟为质量-弹簧-阻尼多刚体相互约束的系统,通过列车车轮与钢轨的接触关系,建立车-轨-桥耦合系统的运动方程。重点分析了双线列车以不同工况通过高速铁路桥梁时,列车行驶状态(速度和加速度)、列车悬挂系数和钢轨-轨道-桥梁连接参数分别对车-轨-桥耦合系统的动力学性能影响。结果表明,(1)列车的加速度和速度的变化对耦合系统有不同程度的影响,随着列车行驶速度与加速度在一定范围内增加,车体自身结构的位移振动响应逐渐减小,而钢轨和桥梁结构的位移振动响应则不断增加;(2)列车悬挂参数的改变对列车自身结构影响较大,而对钢轨和桥梁结构影响很小;(3)车体一系刚度系数增大会引起列车系统结构振动响应变大,但车体二系刚度系数的增加却抑制了车体结构的振动响应;(4)除了钢轨的最大加速度随着连续刚度系数增加呈线性递减外,列车、钢轨和桥梁的振动响应不易受钢轨与桥梁间连接参数的影响。     

高速铁路连续箱型梁桥的动力响应与减振分析

根据列车具体的轴距和轴重,建立了和谐号动车组CRH380AL型列车简化模型;对高速铁路两跨连续梁桥采用多自由度欧拉伯努利梁单元进行主梁的模拟,并将液体黏滞阻尼器模拟为有限元阻尼单元;采用Newmark直接积分方法求解了高速列车作用下的连续梁桥运动方程,数值分析了列车车速以及液体黏滞阻尼器的阻尼系数对于高速铁路连续梁桥振动响应的影响。结果表明:黏滞阻尼器对于桥梁具有明显的减振效果,阻尼力不仅与阻尼系数有关还与列车时速有关;同一黏滞阻尼器条件下,桥梁的最大加速度并不随列车速度的增加而单调增加,而是在某些特定列车车速下桥梁的最大加速度出现了峰值,且随着黏滞阻尼器的阻尼系数增大,桥梁振动响应峰值处的最大加速度减幅不同;同一列车时速的条件下,桥梁的减振效果并不是随着阻尼系数的递增呈正比递增,而是随着阻尼系数的增大,阻尼器的减振效果增幅在减小。     

基于LS -DYNA公路桥车桥耦合的车辆模型研究

研究公路桥梁在移动车辆荷载作用下的动力响应,建立合理的车辆模型非常重要。为更真实地体现桥梁在车载作用下的动力响应,基于LS-DYNA程序,结合常用重型车辆的结构特性及参数,对车辆的橡胶轮胎、轮胎内气体压力、车轮转动和车辆悬架系统进行模拟,使车辆模型更接近实际车辆。通过车辆轴重和动力特性初步验证车辆有限元模型的有效性;同时,以一座混凝土简支空心板梁桥为算例,验证车轮转动和车桥相互接触力,并将LS-DYNA计算结果与桥梁实测结果进行对比,进一步验证车辆有限元模型的有效性。研究结果表明,基于LS-DYNA建立的三维车辆有限元模型是可行的,可以用于研究车桥相互作用。     

基于广义卡尔曼滤波的桥梁结构物理参数识别

基于广义卡尔曼滤波提出了随机荷载作用下桥梁结构物理参数的识别方法。首先,以荷载为观测对象,推导出基于有限元模型的桥梁结构系统的观测方程,以结构待识别的物理参数为状态向量,建立系统状态方程;然后,对该状态方程和观测方程构成的非线性参数系统应用广义卡尔曼滤波,从而识别出结构的物理参数。对一座简支梁桥和一座三跨连续梁桥在不同工况下的物理参数识别进行了数值仿真,结果表明本文方法能够准确地识别桥梁结构全部刚度参数、质量参数和阻尼参数,且具有很强的抗噪性能,从而验证了本文方法的有效性和鲁棒性,可应用于识别大型桥梁结构的物理参数。     

不同轮轨接触模型在车桥耦合振动中的比较

以工程实例为研究对象,建立了整车-整桥系统耦合振动数值分析模型。考虑车轮的跳轨和挤密情况,建立了单边弹簧-阻尼系统弹性轮轨接触模型。采用基于多体系统动力学和有限元法结合的联合仿真技术,计算了两种轮轨接触时动车组列车以不同车速通过大跨度连续桥梁的耦合振动响应。数值计算结果表明:两种轮轨接触模型的桥梁动力响应比较接近;列车的横向轮轨力、轮重减载率和脱轨系数相差较大,当速度为350km/h时,横向轮轨力增大了46.5%,轮重减载率增大了130.8%,脱轨系数增大了24.66%;用单边-弹簧阻尼系统弹性轮轨接触模型更符合实际。     

水浮力对浮桥动力响应特性的分析

为了研究水介质的浮力对桥梁静态响应、特别是动态响应的影响,了解水浮力在桥梁动力响应上的作用及其大小,利用虚功原理和振型叠加法对桥梁运动的控制方程进行求解,并编制了通用的求解程序,通过对比简支梁桥和浮桥各阶振型的传播速度、静力作用、单阶荷载作用以及移动荷载作用下的动力响应,得出水浮力的存在大大降低了浮桥的挠度,使得浮桥的动力响应存在临界长度,即简支梁桥的运动整体性强,而浮桥的运动局部性强,对浮桥进行动力分析时,可以在临界长度以内进行处理,而不必对整个桥梁进行求解.     

Field measured pre-stress concrete losses versus design code estimates

In Florida, pre-stressed concrete bridges with a hybrid structural configuration, consisting of simply supported girders and continuous deck units providing composite action, are prevalent. In this study, an actual bridge with this configuration is instrumented with embedded vibrating wire strain gages during construction. The axial strain data are utilized to determine the time-dependent pre-stress loss variation and distribution in the pre-tensioned concrete girders used for the bridge. In this paper, however, we discuss the bridge instrumentation and monitoring technique used, and the deduced pre-stress losses obtained from field-measured strains up to 150 days, before placement of the composite slab. A comparison of the measured loss with the estimates of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) indicates that the field-measured pre-stress loss is non-uniform across the girder depth, opposed to a uniform distribution implicitly assumed in most codes. The measured pre-stress variation is used in computing the concrete stress distribution in the girder at different depths within the given cross-section. When compared to the concrete stress from using the PCI and AASHTO suggested losses, the stress distribution resulting fron using the field-measured loss is found to be non-linear, and in most cases higher.     

随机风速下高速列车的运行安全可靠性

基于可靠性理论提出了随机风速作用下高速列车风致安全分析的新方法, 这种方法可以对随机风速作用下高速列车的运行安全可靠性进行有效评估.首先基于Cooper理论和谐波叠加法计算随车移动点的脉动风速, 建立随机风速作用下高速列车非定常气动载荷的计算方法, 并通过数值仿真得到气动载荷系数的标准差随侧偏角的变化规律. 然后建立高速列车车辆系统动力学模型, 并对计算模型的正确性进行验证.最后以随机风速、侧力系数、升力系数、侧滚力矩系数、摇头力矩系数和点头力矩系数为基本随机变量, 研究随机风速作用下高速列车的运行安全可靠性和可靠性灵敏度, 给出随机风速作用下高速列车的概率特征风速曲线.研究结果表明:随着车速和风速的增大, 系统的失效概率增大;通过可靠性灵敏度分析发现侧力系数和侧滚力矩系数对高速列车的运行安全影响最大, 应该特别注意这两个参数的变化对高速列车运行安全性的影响;传统确定性方法得到的高速列车的安全域曲线偏于保守, 基于可靠性的方法可得到更合理的安全域曲线.     

基于首超破坏机制的大跨斜拉桥抖振动力可靠性分析

分别采用泊松分布和马尔可夫过程，给出了在一次强风作用下以及在设计基准期内桥梁结构某一特定截面或节点的抖振动力可靠性分析方法。然后，考虑斜拉桥的结构特点及其承受风荷栽的具体情况，确定了以斜拉桥的主梁系统为研究对象的结构体系抖振动力可靠性分析模型。在此基础上，采用串联失效模式，建立了斜拉桥主梁系统抖振动力可靠性分析过程。本文采用有限元法分析结构的空气静力响应。为了快速、准确地计算结构的抖振响应，考虑气弹力与抖振力的联合作用以及多模态耦合效应，采用有限元法和虚拟激励法相结合分析结构的抖振响应。最后，以某大跨斜拉桥为工程背景，对其主梁系统进行了基于刚度要求的抖振动力可靠性分析。     

大跨悬索桥抖振内力响应分析

基于虚拟激励法和有限元法,在频域建立了一种新的桥梁抖振内力响应分析的随机振动方法。该方法与传统随机振动方法相比具有如下两个特点:(1)单元抖振内力响应同时考虑了保留模态多模态耦合产生的动力效应和保留模态外高频模态产生的拟静力效应;(2)单元抖振内力响应同时考虑了单元杆端位移产生的单元杆端力和单元上分布荷载产生的单元固端力。以香港青马悬索桥为例,分析了保留模态多模态耦合产生的动力效应、高频模态拟静力效应、单元上分布荷载产生的单元固端力及主缆上的抖振荷载等因素对主梁抖振内力响应的贡献。结果表明:保留模态多模态耦合产生的动力效应对主梁抖振内力响应占据主导地位,高频模态拟静力效应、单元上分布荷载产生的单元固端力等因素对主梁抖振内力响应均有一定的影响,主缆上的抖振荷载对主梁侧向抖振内力响应有较大贡献。     

随机风作用下高速列车非定常气动载荷的计算方法

基于Cooper理论和谐波叠加法计算随车移动点的脉动风速,分析不同风向角下脉动风速的功率谱密度特性.在横风下高速列车非定常气动载荷计算方法的基础上,建立了侧风下高速列车非定常气动载荷的计算方法,并用此方法分析了侧向随机风作用下非定常气动载荷的统计特性,给出了各气动载荷的峰值因子.研究表明,当风向角接近90°时,无量纲功率谱会往高频移动,风向角对脉动风速的影响较小;在各个风向角下,气动载荷的标准差与平均值的比值仅依赖于侧偏角,侧力与侧滚力矩的峰值因子相同,摇头力矩与点头力矩的峰值因子相同.     

大气环境下的钢筋混凝土桥梁时变可靠度分析

为了探究钢筋混凝土桥梁抗力退化对桥梁可靠性能的影响,综合考虑一般大气环境下混凝土强度、钢筋强度、混凝土与钢筋黏结性能的降低,建立普通钢筋混凝土桥梁的抗力退化时变模型,分析规范车辆荷载作用的桥梁时变可靠度。研究结果表明,(1)一般大气环境下,桥梁抗力随着服役时间的增加而减小,其中钢筋强度退化对桥梁抗力的影响最大,其次是钢筋与混凝土黏结性能降低,而混凝土强度退化对桥梁抗力的影响相对较小; (2)桥梁可靠指标随着服役时间的增加而减小,密集行车占比越大,桥梁承载能力失效的概率就越大;非平稳车载作用下的桥梁可靠指标小于平稳车载,桥梁需要维修补强的时间比平稳车载提前; (3)多梁式简支梁桥在建造时应该提高边梁的安全储备,在管养时可以采取限载措施进行干预。     

大跨径斜拉—悬索协作体系桥动力分析

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