Experimental Study on Track-Bridge Interactions for Direct Fixation Track on Long-Span Railway Bridge

The rail and track girder of the direct fixation track (DFT) system on the Yeongjong Grand Bridge (YGB) in Korea exhibit integrated behavior. Therefore, unlike the DFT system in general concrete tracks, the track support stiffness (TSS) of the DFT system on the YGB cannot be evaluated with only the...

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Main Authors: Jung-Youl Choi, Jee-Seung Chung, Sun-Hee Kim
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1903752
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description The rail and track girder of the direct fixation track (DFT) system on the Yeongjong Grand Bridge (YGB) in Korea exhibit integrated behavior. Therefore, unlike the DFT system in general concrete tracks, the track support stiffness (TSS) of the DFT system on the YGB cannot be evaluated with only the displacement of the rail. The actual TSS of the DFT system supported by the flexible track girders was lower than that of the DFT system supported by the general substructure. For this reason, field measurements and a finite element analysis that reflects the actual operating speed of railroad vehicles on the YGB (i.e., Airport Railroad Express (AREX), nonstop Airport Railroad Express (AREX Express), and Korea Train Express (KTX)) were conducted in this study to determine the interactions between the rail and the track girder. The results indicated that the DFT system on the YGB is supported by track girders that exhibit relatively flexible behavior. As a result, the TSS is directly influenced by the bending stiffness of the track girder.
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spelling doaj-art-e8c45c4f00914b0c9d81d2617fd780402025-08-20T03:21:10ZengWileyShock and Vibration1070-96221875-92032019-01-01201910.1155/2019/19037521903752Experimental Study on Track-Bridge Interactions for Direct Fixation Track on Long-Span Railway BridgeJung-Youl Choi0Jee-Seung Chung1Sun-Hee Kim2Assistant Professor, Department of Railroad Construction & Safety Engineering, Dongyang University, No. 145 Dongyangdae-ro, Punggi-eup, Yeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do 36040, Republic of KoreaProfessor, Department of Railroad Construction & Safety Engineering, Dongyang University, No. 145 Dongyangdae-ro, Punggi-eup, Yeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do 36040, Republic of KoreaAssistant Professor, Department of Architectural Engineering, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnamdaero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 13120, Republic of KoreaThe rail and track girder of the direct fixation track (DFT) system on the Yeongjong Grand Bridge (YGB) in Korea exhibit integrated behavior. Therefore, unlike the DFT system in general concrete tracks, the track support stiffness (TSS) of the DFT system on the YGB cannot be evaluated with only the displacement of the rail. The actual TSS of the DFT system supported by the flexible track girders was lower than that of the DFT system supported by the general substructure. For this reason, field measurements and a finite element analysis that reflects the actual operating speed of railroad vehicles on the YGB (i.e., Airport Railroad Express (AREX), nonstop Airport Railroad Express (AREX Express), and Korea Train Express (KTX)) were conducted in this study to determine the interactions between the rail and the track girder. The results indicated that the DFT system on the YGB is supported by track girders that exhibit relatively flexible behavior. As a result, the TSS is directly influenced by the bending stiffness of the track girder.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1903752
spellingShingle Jung-Youl Choi
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Sun-Hee Kim
Experimental Study on Track-Bridge Interactions for Direct Fixation Track on Long-Span Railway Bridge
Shock and Vibration
title Experimental Study on Track-Bridge Interactions for Direct Fixation Track on Long-Span Railway Bridge
title_full Experimental Study on Track-Bridge Interactions for Direct Fixation Track on Long-Span Railway Bridge
title_fullStr Experimental Study on Track-Bridge Interactions for Direct Fixation Track on Long-Span Railway Bridge
title_full_unstemmed Experimental Study on Track-Bridge Interactions for Direct Fixation Track on Long-Span Railway Bridge
title_short Experimental Study on Track-Bridge Interactions for Direct Fixation Track on Long-Span Railway Bridge
title_sort experimental study on track bridge interactions for direct fixation track on long span railway bridge
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1903752
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