The influence of worn and nominal rail profiles on railway vehicle motion and dynamics

• Autorzy: Zboiński Krzysztof , Kukulski Jacek , Gołofit-Stawińska Milena , Woźnica Piotr

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/ace.2025.154115

Warianty tytułu

PL

Wpływ zużytych i nominalnych profili szyn na ruch i dynamikę pojazdów szynowych

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In this study the rail wear influence on safety of rail vehicle motion is assessed. The profile measurements for the nominal rail head and for the slightly worn and heavily worn rail heads were performed. Then, these measured real values were entered into a computer program designed to study the motion (dynamics) of rail vehicles. The studied model of passenger vehicle moved in simulations along a track consisting of straight and curved sections with transition curve between them at two velocities. After obtaining the simulation results, they were compared for different stages of the rail wear process based on profile measurement results and the suitability of the track was assessed, too. The aim of present paper was to show that extension of the traditional approach with the simulation studies of vehicle motion and dynamics leads to different and much more precise information about the need of the rails replacement. The proposed idea and approach in the current work is original and not used in practice by the track infrastructure operators.

PL

W pracy oceniono wpływ zużycia szyn na bezpieczeństwo ruchu pojazdów szynowych. Wykonano pomiary profili dla nominalnej główki szyny oraz dla lekko i mocno zużytej główki szyny. Następnie te zmierzone wartości rzeczywiste wprowadzono do programu komputerowego przeznaczonego do badania ruchu (dynamiki) pojazdów szynowych. Badany model pojazdu pasażerskiego poruszał się w symulacjach po torze składającym się z odcinków prostych i zakrzywionych z krzywą przejściową między nimi przy dwóch prędkościach. Po uzyskaniu wyników symulacji porównano je dla różnych etapów procesu zużywania się szyn na podstawie wyników pomiarów profilu oraz oceniono przydatność toru. Celem niniejszego artykułu było wykazanie, że rozszerzenie tradycyjnego podejścia o badania symulacyjne ruchu i dynamiki pojazdów prowadzi do uzyskania odmiennej i znacznie dokładniejszej informacji o potrzebie wymiany szyn. Zaproponowana koncepcja i podejście jest oryginalne i nie jest stosowane w praktyce przez zarządców infrastruktury szynowej. Można go zatem traktować jako nowość i pewien wkład autorów w problematykę i metodykę utrzymania torów.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

rail profile; wear; railway vehicle; dynamics

PL

zużycie; profil szyny; dynamika; pojazd szynowy

• Wydawca: Komitet Inżynierii Lądowej i Wodnej PAN ; Politechnika Warszawska, Wydział Inżynierii Lądowej
• Czasopismo: Archives of Civil Engineering
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 71, nr 2
• Strony: 177--192
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 40 poz., il.

Twórcy

autor

Zboiński Krzysztof

• Warsaw Universityof Technology, Faculty of Transport, Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6967-4244

autor

Kukulski Jacek

• Warsaw Universityof Technology, Faculty of Transport, Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9449-7614

autor

Gołofit-Stawińska Milena

• Warsaw Universityof Technology, Faculty of Transport, Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2166-1724

autor

Woźnica Piotr

• Warsaw Universityof Technology, Faculty of Transport, Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3715-966X

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