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J.N. Varandas¹, A. Paixão², E. Fortunato², P. Hölscher³ and R. Calçada⁴

¹UNIC, Department of Civil Engineering, Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal
²Transportation Department, National Laboratory for Civil Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal
³Geo-Engineering Department, Deltares, Delft, The Netherlands
⁴Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal

Keywords: railways, non-linear, constitutive models, unbound aggregates, transition zones.

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The stress dependent behaviour of the unbound granular materials that carry the track, and the voids that may occur between the base of the sleepers and the ballast, are the important factors for non-linear track behaviour. On transition zones, where the track stiffness may rapidly vary and often differential settlements take place between the stiff structure and the approach section of the track, these aspects are of particular relevance. Despite the non-linear constitutive behaviour of unbound aggregates, it is still common practice to consider the linear elastic behaviour for these materials in the design of transportation infrastructure. The present study focuses on the implementation of these non-linear aspects in a finite element algorithm for the dynamic simulation of railway tracks. Linear and nonlinear constitutive laws are used to reproduce the behaviour of unbound aggregates that comprise the trackbed. Stress and deformation results are presented and discussed for both linear and non-linear scenarios. The results show that the consideration of these non-linear aspects is relevant for the modelling of railway transitions.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 104 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE Edited by: J. Pombo Paper 228 Non-linear Elastic Behaviour of Unbound Aggregates in FEM representing Railway Transition Zones J.N. Varandas¹, A. Paixão², E. Fortunato², P. Hölscher³ and R. Calçada⁴ ¹UNIC, Department of Civil Engineering, Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal ²Transportation Department, National Laboratory for Civil Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal ³Geo-Engineering Department, Deltares, Delft, The Netherlands ⁴Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal doi:10.4203/ccp.104.228 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper , "Non-linear Elastic Behaviour of Unbound Aggregates in FEM representing Railway Transition Zones", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 228, 2014. doi:10.4203/ccp.104.228 Keywords: railways, non-linear, constitutive models, unbound aggregates, transition zones. Summary The stress dependent behaviour of the unbound granular materials that carry the track, and the voids that may occur between the base of the sleepers and the ballast, are the important factors for non-linear track behaviour. On transition zones, where the track stiffness may rapidly vary and often differential settlements take place between the stiff structure and the approach section of the track, these aspects are of particular relevance. Despite the non-linear constitutive behaviour of unbound aggregates, it is still common practice to consider the linear elastic behaviour for these materials in the design of transportation infrastructure. The present study focuses on the implementation of these non-linear aspects in a finite element algorithm for the dynamic simulation of railway tracks. Linear and nonlinear constitutive laws are used to reproduce the behaviour of unbound aggregates that comprise the trackbed. Stress and deformation results are presented and discussed for both linear and non-linear scenarios. The results show that the consideration of these non-linear aspects is relevant for the modelling of railway transitions. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £65 +P&P)
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