2024, Vehicle and infrastructure maintenance, pp. 109-112
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Railway track deformation resulting from a curve near one level crossing
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Keywords: railway track deformation; rail in curvature; railway crossings
Abstract
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Numerous deformations and failures occur to the railway superstructure within a period of its projected life of use. The rails are the most exposed part of the superstructure for wear. In addition to transferring the vertical load from the vehicle to other elements of the superstructure and substructure, the rail, being in direct contact with the wheel of the vehicle, is subject to several other static and dynamic effects during traffic. In the case of a predicted impact, some procedures can be implemented to minimize rail wear and extend their service life. However, unfavorable circumstances arise, quickly reducing the service life of rails and might contribute to more serious accidents. The investigation focuses on the specific phenomenon of rail's head deformation and track lateral movement at the point of the curvature, when the curvature was placed next to one level crossing. A collection of field data has been studied for a variety of curves. The findings of this study revealed assumption that position of the curvatures in respect to the one-level crossing disrupts the geometry of the track, resulting in rail deformation, is not entirely valid.
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