Experimental investigation on the dynamic behaviour of a railway vehicle travelling through a turnout


Autoria(s): Barbosa, Roberto Spinola; SANTOS, G. F. M.
Contribuinte(s)

UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

Data(s)

18/10/2012

18/10/2012

2009

Resumo

Track critical locations with respect to the railway vehicle safety are the passages through the turnouts. The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate the safety of a railway vehicle crossing a turnout. In this study, the topography of a track turnout lay-out has been experimentally measured, and its geometric properties were synthesised. Results show that a constant wavelength vehicle oscillation occurs on the switches in the turnout and that the maximum lateral force at 65 km/h is almost 65% greater than those at low speeds (under 30 km/h).

Mechanical Engineering Department of the Escola Politecnica da Universidade de Sao Paulo (EP-USP)

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (VALE)

Identificador

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEAVY VEHICLE SYSTEMS, v.16, n.1/Fev, p.189-206, 2009

1744-232X

http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/18223

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eng

Publicador

INDERSCIENCE ENTERPRISES LTD

Relação

International Journal of Heavy Vehicle Systems

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Palavras-Chave #railway #vehicle #dynamic #turnout #safety #WHEEL #Engineering, Mechanical #Transportation Science & Technology
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original article

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