Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Rail corrugation characteristics in small radius curve section of Cologne-egg fasteners

  • Original Article
  • Published:
Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The typical passing frequencies of corrugation were obtained by analysing the measured corrugation data in small radius curve track with Cologne-egg fasteners. The three-dimensional solid element model of track structure was established with the software ABAQUS, and modal analysis was carried out to determine the relationship between natural frequencies of track structure and passing frequencies of corrugation. By using the material wear model based on friction work theory, the frequency characteristics of corrugation and the development law of wear under different speeds were studied, and the control measures of corrugation were analysed. The new point of this study is to implement the above dynamic analysis from the perspective of vehicle (with flexible wheelsets) track space coupling, which can consider the coupled relationship in three directions of space. The results show that the generation of corrugation is closely related to the mechanical characteristics of track structure. Passing frequencies do not change with speeds, reflecting the frequency-fixing characteristics of corrugation. The analysis of control measures of corrugation shows that the smaller the friction coefficient is, the less likely the rail is to produce corrugation. The existence of rail vibration absorber can eliminate the generation of some short wavelength corrugation and reduce the rail bending vibration, which has a significant effect on the control of corrugation.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Abbreviations

UM:

Universal mechanism

L r :

The short-wave irregularity spectrum value

r 0 :

The reference value of short-wave irregularity

r rms :

The effective value of rail corrugation amplitude

f i :

Passing frequency corresponding to the ith characteristic wavelength

N :

Normal force

E:

Elastic modulus

δ :

Wheel-rail normal rigid-body penetration

μ :

Poisson’s ratio

xl (y):

The coordinate of the front/rear edge of the contact patch

v x :

Longitudinal creepage

v y :

Transverse creepage

φ :

Spin creepage

L :

Elastic parameter value in the contact patch

∆t :

Calculation time step

W :

Friction work

P :

Friction power

F x :

Longitudinal creep force

F y :

Transverse creep force

M z :

Creep moment

∆m :

Total wear amount

x :

Longitudinal position of rail surface

K :

Wear ratio coefficient

dj (x):

Wear depth of the jth wheel at the fixed rail position

A :

Area of contact patch

ρ :

Density of rail material

D(x):

Wear depth of rail surface under single operation

References

  1. M. S. Tian, Study on Track Upon Vibration-noise Controls in Viaduct Rail Transit System, Tongji University, Shanghai, China (2008).

    Google Scholar 

  2. W. F. Liu, W. N. Liu and Z. Z. Wu, Test study on treating rail corrugation for Egg fastener in Beijing metro, Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 51(21) (2015) 73–79.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. P. T. Torstensson and J. C. O. Nielsen, Monitoring of rail corrugation growth due to irregular wear on a railway metro curve, Wear, 267(1) (2009) 556–561.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. X. Y. Liu, P. Wang and F. G. Wan, Formation mechanism of rail corrugations in heavy-haul rail line, Journal of the China Railway Society, 1 (2000) 98–103.

    Google Scholar 

  5. G. W. Yang, H. Peng and J. N. Wang, Remediation method of abnormal rail corrugation of Beijing subway based on engineering analogy, Journal of Beijing Jiaotong University, 37(4) (2013) 40–45.

    Google Scholar 

  6. P. T. Torstensson and M. Schilke, Rail corrugation growth on small radius curves- measurements and validation of a numerical prediction model, Wear, 303(1–2) (2013) 381–396.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. W. Li, Study on Root Cause of Metro Rail Corrugation and Its Influence on Behavior of Vehicle-track System, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China (2015).

    Google Scholar 

  8. W. Li, X. Du and H. Y. Wang, Investigation into the mechanism of type of rail corrugation of metro, Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 49(16) (2013) 26–32.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. K. H. Oostermeijer, Review on short pitch rail corrugation studies, Wear, 265(9) (2008) 1231–1237.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. J. Kalousek and K. L. Johnson, An investigation of short pitch wheel and rail corrugations on the Vancouver mass transit system, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part F Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 206(26) (1992) 127–135.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. D. T. Eadie, J. Kalousek and K. C. Chiddick, The role of high positive friction (HPF) modifier in the control of short pitch corrugations and related phenomena, Wear, 253(1) (2002) 185–192.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. J. C. O. Nielsen and J. Oscarsson, Simulation of dynamic train-track interaction with state-dependent track properties, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 275(3–5) (2004) 515–532.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. M. Srinivasan, Prevention and cure of rail corrugation, Railway Gazette International, 3 (1975) 97–101.

    Google Scholar 

  14. K. Knothe and A. Gross-Thebing, Short wavelength rail corrugation and non-steady-state contact mechanics, Vehicle System Dynamic, 46(1–2) (2008) 49–66.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. X. S. Jin and Z. F. Wen, Effect of discrete track support by sleepers on rail corrugation at a curved track, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 315(1–2) (2008) 279–300.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. S. L. Grassie, Rail corrugation: characteristics, causes, and treatments, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 223(6) (2009) 581–596.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. D. R. Ahlbeck and L. E. Daniels, Investigation of rail corrugations on the baltimore metro, Wear, 144(1–2) (1991) 197–210.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. P. Zhang, A. B. Wang and Z. Q. Wang, Influence of track parameters on rail Pinned-pinned vibration, Urban Mass Transit, 19(12) (2016) 72–76+82.

    Google Scholar 

  19. J. C. O. Nielsen, Numerical prediction of rail roughness growth on tangent railway tracks, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 267(3) (2003) 537–548.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  20. Q. Xiao, Z. X. Luo, X. Xu, J. F. Zheng and S. Cheng, Research on influence of harmonic wear wheel on wheel/rail contact geometry of high-speed train, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 33(2) (2019) 537–544.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. P. Wang, Y. B. Liu, Y. Gao, J. M. Xu, B. Y. An and J. Guo, A study on influence of surface strengthening on wheel-rail rolling contact behavior at rail corrugation, Journal of the China Railway Society, 42(5) (2020) 105–112.

    Google Scholar 

  22. B. W. Wu, G. X. Chen, X. Kang and Q. Zhu, Study on the origin of rail corrugation at a long downhill braking section based on friction-excited oscillation, Tribology Transactions, 63(3) (2020) 439–452.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. Y. H. Zhang, G. X. Chen, X. N. Zhao and C. G. Xia, Influence of wheel web shape and rail gauge on rail corrugation, Lubrication Engineering, 45(2) (2020) 40–44.

    Google Scholar 

  24. C. Zhou and J. M. Gao, Dynamic effect and identification of rail corrugation irregularity based on the three-dimensional wheel-rail transient dynamic model, Journal of Railway Science and Engineering, 17(4) (2020) 841–848.

    Google Scholar 

  25. S. L. Grassie, A practical methodology to prioritise reprofiling sites for corrugation removal, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 234(4) (2020) 362–369.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. H. Tanaka and M. Miwa, Modeling the development of rail corrugation to schedule a more economical rail grinding, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 234(4) (2020) 370–380.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. X. L. Cui, W. J. Qian and Q. Zhang, Forming mechanism of rail corrugation of a straight track section supported by Cologne-egg fasteners, Journal of Vibration and Shock, 35(13) (2016) 114–118.

    Google Scholar 

  28. BS EN ISO 3095, Railway Applications-Acoustics-Measurement of Noise Emitted by Railbound Vehicles, London, UK: BSI-British Standards Institution (2005).

    Google Scholar 

  29. J. Piotrowski and W. Kik, A simplified model of wheel/rail contact mechanics for non-Hertzian problems and its application in rail vehicle dynamic simulations, Vehicle System Dynamics, 46(1–2) (2008) 27–48.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  30. X. Li, Study on the Mechanism of Rail Corrugation on Subway Track, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China (2012).

    Google Scholar 

  31. K. Matsumoto, Y. Suda, H. Komine, T. Nakai, M. Tomeoka, K. Shimizn, M. Tanimoto, Y. Kishimoto and T. Fujii, A proposal of wheel/rail contact model for friction control, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 19(1) (2015) 437–443.

    Google Scholar 

  32. Q. Xiao, F. T. Lin, C. G. Wang and Y. X. Che, Analysis on wheel-rail rolling contact characteristics with variable friction coefficient, Journal of the China Railway Society, 34(6) (2012) 24–28.

    Google Scholar 

  33. C. G. Yu and G. Q. Tao, Analysis of metro wheel wear based on field measurement and numerical simulation, Engineering Mechanics, 33(1) (2016) 201–208+245.

    Google Scholar 

  34. Y. Zhou, Y. B. Han, D. S. Mu and X. W. Huang, Effects of friction coefficient on rolling contact fatigue crack initiation and wear growth, Journal of Tongji University (Natural Science), 46(10) (2018) 1392–1402.

    Google Scholar 

  35. K. F. Li, Y. J. Hei, J. Wang and W. B. Wang, Study on the influence of train and track parameters on curved rail corrugation and preventive measures, Railway Standard Design, 63(8) (2019) 36–41.

    Google Scholar 

  36. T. X. Wu, Effects on short pitch rail corrugation growth of a rail vibration absorber/damper, Wear, 271(s1–2) (2011) 339–348.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  37. T. X. Wu, On the railway track dynamics with rail vibration absorber for noise reduction, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 309(3–5) (2008) 739–755.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  38. W. J. Qian and Z. Q. Huang, Theoretical study on the suppression of short pitch rail corrugation induced by rail vibration absorbers under saturated creep force condition, Journal of Vibration and Shock, 38(14) (2019) 68–73+111.

    Google Scholar 

  39. W. J. Qian, Y. F. Wu, G. X. Chen and H. Ouyang, Experimental and numerical studies of the effects of a rail vibration absorber on suppressing short pitch rail corrugation, Journal of Vibroengineering, 18(12) (2016) 1133–1144.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project No. 11772230).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Institute of Rail Transit, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

    Zhiqiang Wang & Zhenyu Lei

  2. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rail Infrastructure Durability and System Safety, Shanghai, China

    Zhiqiang Wang & Zhenyu Lei

Authors
  1. Zhiqiang Wang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Zhenyu Lei
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Zhiqiang Wang.

Additional information

Zhenyu Lei is a Professor in the Institute of Rail Transit, Tongji University. She received her Ph.D. degree in solid mechanics from Southwest Jiaotong University in 2001. Her research interests include engineering mechanics and wheel-rail relationship.

Zhiqiang Wang is a Ph.D. candidate in the Institute of Rail Transit, Tongji University. His research interests include wheel-rail relationship, track structure and rail corrugation.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Wang, Z., Lei, Z. Rail corrugation characteristics in small radius curve section of Cologne-egg fasteners. J Mech Sci Technol 34, 4499–4511 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-020-1010-x

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-020-1010-x

Keywords

Search

Navigation