Thesis Open Access
EFFECTS OF RADIUS OF CURVED RAIL ON RAIL WEAR
Seid Abdulhakim
One of the most sensible issues in the railway industry is the impact on infrastructure of train
operations and the damage on vehicles provoked by the track conditions. These issues have a
significant impact on the life cycle costs of the railway networks. The study of vehicle-track
interaction is important in reducing the operation and maintenance costs, by increasing the life
cycle of both vehicles and tracks, and increasing the speed, safety and comfort indexes of the
railway systems.
This thesis focused on the analysis of effects of radius of curved rail on rail wear. Multi-Body
simulation software SIMPACK is employed to create a one car railway vehicle model with two
bogies with an axle load of 10 ton. The rail material which is applied on the study is UIC 60
standard carbon steel. To verify the simulation results, the SIMPACK model is run on varies
track radius (sharp curves) range from 100 m to 800 m under dry condition. Parameters like track
radius, wheel rail contact patch area, contact pressure, vehicle speed, wheelset yaw angle are
investigated to analyse there effects on rail wear
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- February 1, 2015
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