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Journal of the Korean society for railway, 1(17), p. 52-58

DOI: 10.7782/jksr.2014.17.1.52

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Prediction of Cumulative Plastic Displacement in the Concrete Track Roadbed Caused by Cyclic Loading

Journal article published in 2014 by Sang-Soo Won, Jin-Wook Lee, Seong-Hyeok Lee, Young-Hoon Jung
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Plastic deformation of roadbed influences the stability and maintenance of concrete slab track. Long-term plastic deformation in a railway roadbed is generated primarily due to accumulated inelastic strains caused by repeated passing of trains. Prediction of cumulative plastic deformation is important in cost-effective maintenance of railway tracks as well as for the safe operation of trains. In this study, the vertical displacements in railway roadbeds with different thicknesses of reinforced roadbed were computed. Parameters of the power model for cumulative plastic strain were calibrated by using the data from triaxial tests and full-scale loading tests. Results of three-dimensional finite element analyses of standard roadbed sections provide us with design guidelines for the selection of the thickness of reinforced roadbed.