Investigating the impact of tamping on ballast bed in railway turnout areas: Insights from discrete element method analysis of energy evolution
Yihao Chi, H. Xiao, Zhihai Zhang, Yang Wang, Zhongxia Qian, Mahantesh M. Nadakatti
Topics & Concepts
BallastDiscrete element methodTurnoutContact forceGeotechnical engineeringEngineeringContact areaTrack (disk drive)Structural engineeringContact resistanceStrength reductionFinite element methodMechanicsMaterials scienceMechanical engineeringElectrical engineeringLawPolitical sciencePhysicsQuantum mechanicsPoliticsVotingComposite materialLayer (electronics)Railway Engineering and DynamicsMechanical stress and fatigue analysisGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures