scholarly journals Determination of Mapping Relation between Wheel Polygonalisation and Wheel/Rail Contact Force for Railway Freight Wagon Using Dynamic Simulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Jian Mu ◽  
Jing Zeng ◽  
Qunsheng Wang ◽  
Hutang Sang
Keyword(s):  
Contact Force ◽  
Dynamic Responses ◽  
Impact Loads ◽  
Railway Freight ◽  
Vehicle System ◽  
High Magnitude ◽  
Ballasted Track ◽  
Polygonal Wear ◽  
Low Order

The polygonal wear around the wheel circumference could pose highly adverse influences on the wheel/rail interactions and thereby the performance of the vehicle system. In this study, the effects of wheel polygonalisation on the dynamic responses of a freight wagon are investigated through development and simulations of a comprehensive coupled vehicle-track dynamic model. The model integrates flexible ballasted track and wheelsets subsystem models so as to account for elastic deformations caused by impact loads induced by the wheel polygonalisation. Subsequently, the vehicles with low-order polygonal wear, whether in empty or loaded conditions, are simulated at different speeds considering different amplitudes and harmonic orders of the wheel polygonalisation and thus the mapping relation between wheel/rail impact force and wheel polygonalisation is obtained. The results reveal that the low-order wheel polygonalisation except 1st order and 3rd order can give rise to high-frequency impact loads at the wheel/rail interface and excite 1st-bend modes of the wheelset and “P2 resonance” leading to high-magnitude wheel/rail contact force at the corresponding speed.

Determination of mapping relation between wheel flat and wheel/rail contact force for railway freight wagon using dynamic simulation

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440972110303
Author(s):  
Jian Mu ◽  
Jing Zeng ◽  
Qunsheng Wang ◽  
Hutang Sang
Keyword(s):  
Contact Force ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Coupling Model ◽  
Contact Forces ◽  
Railway Freight ◽  
Vehicle System ◽  
Flexible Wheelset ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Wheel Flat

In order to comprehensively consider the dynamic behavior of vehicle system and the contact forces between wheel and rail, the vehicle-track coupling model is established considering the flexible wheelset and rail modal characteristics. Guyan reduction theory is introduced to reduce the degrees of freedom of wheelset and rail and to improve the calculation speed. Due to small axle load variation of freight wagon operating on the special line for the coal transportation, the vehicles with different speeds and wheel flat lengths, whether in empty or loaded conditions, are simulated and then the mapping relations between the flat lengths and wheel/rail impact force are obtained. Subsequently, the fitting functions for the empty and loaded vehicles are fitted to quantitatively detect the wheel flat by trackside equipment. The results indicate that the fitting function of empty vehicle has a better effect on predicting the flat length within 6% error since wheel/rail contact force of empty vehicle induced by wheel flat increases with the increase of flat length, while that of loaded vehicle presents a parabola variation trend at low speed and increasing trend at higher speed.

scholarly journals Investigation of a Stochastic Inverse Method to Estimate an External Force: Applications to a Wave-Structure Interaction

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. L. Han ◽  
Takeshi Kinoshita
Keyword(s):  
External Force ◽  
Inverse Method ◽  
Inverse Function ◽  
Wave Structure ◽  
Dynamic Responses ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
External Forces ◽  
Interaction Problem ◽  
Wave Structure Interaction

The determination of an external force is a very important task for the purpose of control, monitoring, and analysis of damages on structural system. This paper studies a stochastic inverse method that can be used for determining external forces acting on a nonlinear vibrating system. For the purpose of estimation, a stochastic inverse function is formulated to link an unknown external force to an observable quantity. The external force is then estimated from measurements of dynamic responses through the formulated stochastic inverse model. The applicability of the proposed method was verified with numerical examples and laboratory tests concerning the wave-structure interaction problem. The results showed that the proposed method is reliable to estimate the external force acting on a nonlinear system.

Adequate Strength for Small High-Speed Vessels

1968 ◽  
Vol 5 (01) ◽  
pp. 63-71
Author(s):  
Philip J. Danahy
Keyword(s):  
Stress Analysis ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Structural Strength ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Suggested Method ◽  
Impact Loads ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Safety Factors ◽  
Recreational Vessels

The paper presents a method for the determination of the critical minimum scantlings for small high-speed vessels. Particular attention is given to the shell plating strength for hydrodynamic impact loads. The suggested method uses an integrated approach involving assumed loads, suggested safety factors, and preferred stress-analysis method. The stress analysis uses plastic theory based partly on the works of J. Clarkson and Thein Wah. Included in the paper is a comparison of the relative structural strength of several commercial, military, and experimental hydrofoil vessels along with a few planing boats and a seaplane hull. This shows the variation of existing vessel structures and compares them to the results obtained by the suggested method. Most commercial, military, and recreational vessels exceed the minimum scantlings of the suggested method. The most significant deviation is the hull of the seaplane:

scholarly journals Structural vehicle impact loading

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-292
Author(s):  
Dragoslav Stojic ◽  
Stefan Conic
Keyword(s):  
Impact Analysis ◽  
Impact Loads ◽  
Structural Elements ◽  
Structural Element ◽  
Static Loads ◽  
Equivalent Static Loads ◽  
Vehicle Impact ◽  
Dynamic Forces ◽  
Force Intensity

In contemporary design, vehicle impact into the structures is paid great attention since they can be dominant, depending on the type of structure. The key issue in the vehicle impact analysis is the proper determination of intensity and way of action of dynamic forces on the structural element and its behavior after the imparted load. The Eurocodes, in the annexes provide recommendations for determination of force intensity depending on mass and velocity of the colliding vehicle. Equivalent static loads causing approximate effects on the structural elements are used as quite approximate and efficient methods. The paper comprises the analysis of deformation of columns having the same characteristics, exposed to impact loads via the equivalent static loads, depending on the stress state in columns, and a comparative analysis has been done.

Dynamic Analysis of Shipping Cask Subjected to Sequential Bolt Preload and Impact Loads

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsu-te Wu
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Numerical Integration ◽  
Dynamic Responses ◽  
Integration Scheme ◽  
Impact Loads ◽  
Element Mesh ◽  
Bolt Preload ◽  
Numerical Integration Scheme ◽  
Structural Responses

This paper presents an improved methodology for evaluating the dynamic responses of shipping casks subjected to the sequential HAC impact loads. The methodology utilizes the import technique of the finite-element mesh and the analytical results form one dynamic analysis using explicit numerical integration scheme into another dynamic analysis also using explicit numerical integration scheme. The new methodology presented herein has several advantages over conventional methods. An example problem is analyzed to illustrate the application of the present methodology in evaluating the structural responses of a shipping cask to the sequential HAC loading.

Dynamic Modeling and Response Analysis of a Planar Rigid-Body Mechanism With Clearance

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Xiulong ◽  
Jiang Shuai ◽  
Deng Yu ◽  
Wang Qing
Keyword(s):  
Rigid Body ◽  
Dynamic Model ◽  
Dynamic Modeling ◽  
Contact Force ◽  
Kinematic Model ◽  
Dynamic Responses ◽  
Response Analysis ◽  
Prototype Model ◽  
Force Model ◽  
Normal Contact

In order to understand dynamic responses of planar rigid-body mechanism with clearance, the dynamic model of the mechanism with revolute clearance is proposed and the dynamic analysis is realized. First, the kinematic model of the revolute clearance is built; the amount of penetration depth and relative velocity between the elements of the revolute clearance joint is obtained. Second, Lankarani-Nikravesh (L-N) and the novel nonlinear contact force model are both used to describe the normal contact force of the revolute clearance, and the tangential contact force of the revolute clearance is built by modified Coulomb friction model. Third, the dynamic model of a two degrees-of-freedom (2DOFs) nine bars rigid-body mechanism with a revolute clearance is built by the Lagrange equation. The fourth-order Runge–Kutta method has been utilized to solve the dynamic model. And the effects of different driving speeds of cranks, different clearance values, and different friction coefficients on dynamic response are analyzed. Finally, in order to prove the validity of numerical calculation result, the virtual prototype model of 2DOFs nine bars mechanism with clearance is modeled and its dynamic responses are analyzed by adams software. This research could supply theoretical basis for dynamic modeling, dynamic behaviors analysis, and clearance compensation control of planar rigid-body mechanism with clearance.

ANALYSIS OF ELASTIC IMPACT ON THIN SHELL STRUCTURES

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (09n11) ◽  
pp. 1349-1354 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHIUH-CHUAN HER ◽  
CHING-CHUAN LIAO
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equation ◽  
Contact Force ◽  
Thin Shell ◽  
Time History ◽  
Dynamic Responses ◽  
Low Velocity Impact ◽  
Integro Differential Equation ◽  
Impact Process ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
The Impact

In this paper, a solution method for the response of a thin shell structure subjected to low velocity impact by a sphere is presented. The governing equation of the impact process is obtained by simultaneously solving the equations of motions for the sphere and shell. The derivation is based on the explicit expression of the displacement of the mid-surface of the shell under a single impulse load acting normal to apex of the shell. Incorporating the theory of convolution and Hertz contact law, a non-linear integro-differential equation in terms of the indentation of the contact, for the impact process is derived. The non-linear integro-differential equation is solved by the numerical scheme of Runge-Kutta method to obtain the time history of the contact force at the impact point of the shell. The contact force is then applied on the apex of the shell, the dynamic responses of the shell including the displacement and stress are obtained by the finite element method. The results are validated with the experimental test and numerical calculation published in the literatures. The effects of the radius and velocity of the impactor on the impact response is investigated through parametric study.

Determination of the Interference Geometry Between Two Convex Objects

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lianzhen Luo ◽  
Meyer Nahon
Keyword(s):  
Contact Force ◽  
Contact Area ◽  
Contact Dynamics ◽  
Continuous Contact ◽  
Application Point ◽  
Haptic Interactions ◽  
Fitting Method ◽  
Best Fitting ◽  
Arbitrary Objects

The determination of the interference geometry between two arbitrary objects is an essential problem encountered in the simulation of continuous contact dynamics and haptic interactions. In these applications, with known material properties, the interbody contact force is only a function of the interference geometry between two objects. Here a theoretical basis and algorithms for the calculation of the interference geometry, such as overlap region, contact area and normal, and interference volume, are presented. Two methods to obtain the contact area and normal are analyzed: an area-weighted method and a best-fitting method. The geometric properties of the area-weighted method are presented and the degenerate cases related to both methods are discussed. Methods to calculate the application point of an interbody contact force are discussed. Some numerical simulation results are presented based on the implementation of the geometric algorithms, which are verified by comparison with hand calculation. The continuity of contact normal and its application point are demonstrated for a case in which the contacting objects smoothly move with respect to each other in the simulation.

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