Field Monitoring on Train-Induced Vibration in the Seasonally Frozen Region of Daqing in Spring
Publication: International Conference on Transportation Engineering 2009
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The characteristics of train-induced vibration acceleration responses of rail, sleeper, and subgrade and their attenuation, in the seasonally frozen region of Daqing during spring thawing period, were investigated Based on the field monitoring on those responses, and the statistical analysis of the maximum and average absolute values of those, and in addition the time history curves of those. The results reveal that: the vertical vibrations are prominent in general; the effects of train speed, carrying load on the vibrations are notable; the vibrations of the subgrade in the lateral and vertical directions attenuate in a negative power function-like form, with increasing distance from the track, while those in the longitudinal direction increase slightly first and then decrease rapidly, which may be owing to stiffness difference of the subgrade soil layers and need to be further ascertained. The above results have great significance for understanding reasonably the characteristics of train-induced vibrations in seasonally frozen regions during spring thawing period, and providing the essential data of field monitoring for the further comparison analysis on the effects of seasonal freezing and thawing on train-induced vibrations and for gradually improving the criterion of railroading in seasonally frozen regions.
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© 2009 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Climates
- Cold regions
- Cold regions engineering
- Continuum mechanics
- Dynamics (solid mechanics)
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering mechanics
- Environmental engineering
- Field tests
- Freeze and thaw
- Infrastructure
- Motion (dynamics)
- Pavements
- Rail transportation
- Railroad trains
- Seasonal variations
- Solid mechanics
- Subgrades
- Tests (by type)
- Transportation engineering
- Vibration
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