Numerical Study on Propagative Waves in a Periodically Supported Rail Using Periodic Structure Theory

This paper presents the numerical study on propagative waves in a periodically supported rail below 6000 Hz. A periodic rail model, which considers the effects of both the periodic supports and the rail cross section deformation, has been established based on the periodic structure theory and the fi...

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Main Authors: Xi Sheng, Huike Zeng, Sara Ying Zhang, Ping Wang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Transportation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6635198
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description This paper presents the numerical study on propagative waves in a periodically supported rail below 6000 Hz. A periodic rail model, which considers the effects of both the periodic supports and the rail cross section deformation, has been established based on the periodic structure theory and the finite element method. Two selection approaches are proposed to obtain the concerned dispersion curves from the original calculation results of dispersion relations. The differences between the dispersion curves of different support conditions are studied. The propagative waves corresponding to the dispersion curves are identified by the wave modes. The influences of periodic supports on wave modes in pass bands are revealed. Further, the stop band behaviors are investigated in terms of the bounding frequencies, the standing wave characteristics, and the cross-sectional modes. The results show that eight propagative waves with distinct modes exist in a periodically supported rail below 6000 Hz. The differences between the dispersion curves of periodically and continuously supported rails are not obvious, apart from the stop band behaviors. All the bounding-frequency modes of the stop bands are associated with the standing waves. Two bounding-frequency modes of the same stop band can be regarded as two identical standing waves with the longitudinal translation of the quarter-wavelength, one of which is the so-called pinned-pinned resonance.
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spelling doaj-art-e6687e64701a4a0a8bd0b5402b04028f2025-08-20T02:21:04ZengWileyJournal of Advanced Transportation0197-67292042-31952021-01-01202110.1155/2021/66351986635198Numerical Study on Propagative Waves in a Periodically Supported Rail Using Periodic Structure TheoryXi Sheng0Huike Zeng1Sara Ying Zhang2Ping Wang3Institute of Urban Smart Transportation and Safety Maintenance, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaInstitute of Urban Smart Transportation and Safety Maintenance, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaInstitute of Urban Smart Transportation and Safety Maintenance, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaMOE Key Laboratory of High-Speed Railway Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, ChinaThis paper presents the numerical study on propagative waves in a periodically supported rail below 6000 Hz. A periodic rail model, which considers the effects of both the periodic supports and the rail cross section deformation, has been established based on the periodic structure theory and the finite element method. Two selection approaches are proposed to obtain the concerned dispersion curves from the original calculation results of dispersion relations. The differences between the dispersion curves of different support conditions are studied. The propagative waves corresponding to the dispersion curves are identified by the wave modes. The influences of periodic supports on wave modes in pass bands are revealed. Further, the stop band behaviors are investigated in terms of the bounding frequencies, the standing wave characteristics, and the cross-sectional modes. The results show that eight propagative waves with distinct modes exist in a periodically supported rail below 6000 Hz. The differences between the dispersion curves of periodically and continuously supported rails are not obvious, apart from the stop band behaviors. All the bounding-frequency modes of the stop bands are associated with the standing waves. Two bounding-frequency modes of the same stop band can be regarded as two identical standing waves with the longitudinal translation of the quarter-wavelength, one of which is the so-called pinned-pinned resonance.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6635198
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title Numerical Study on Propagative Waves in a Periodically Supported Rail Using Periodic Structure Theory
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title_fullStr Numerical Study on Propagative Waves in a Periodically Supported Rail Using Periodic Structure Theory
title_full_unstemmed Numerical Study on Propagative Waves in a Periodically Supported Rail Using Periodic Structure Theory
title_short Numerical Study on Propagative Waves in a Periodically Supported Rail Using Periodic Structure Theory
title_sort numerical study on propagative waves in a periodically supported rail using periodic structure theory
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