When a train runs over the transition between a floating slab track (FST) and ballasted track, wheel/rail impact forces arise because of the stiffness difference between the two kinds of track. A time-domain model is developed for the vehicle/track interaction and the characteristics of the impact are analyzed by numerical simulation using the model. Calculation results show that the wheel/rail impact load at the transition is moderate and its peak-to-peak value is only about 24 percent of the static load at a vehicle speed of 60 m/s. © 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
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Li, Z. G., & Wu, T. X. (2008). Vehicle/track impact due to passing the transition between a floating slab and ballasted track. In Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design (Vol. 99, pp. 94–100). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74893-9_13
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