Analysis methods of the dynamic structural stress in a full-scale welded carbody for high-speed trains

Abstract

The calculation of the dynamic stress of a large and complex welded carbody is the key to the fatigue design and the durability evaluation of the carbody. Adopting the advanced structural stress based on the finite element method, a new finite element transformation method between random loads and dynamic stresses is proposed to be applied in carbody for high-speed trains. The multi-axial random dynamic load spectrums of full-scale carbody are obtained by the vehicle system dynamics method, and the shell finite element model of a full-scale carbody is established. Adopting the concept of a surrogate model, the finite element transformation relationship between the random load and the dynamic structural stress at concerned points is constructed by using multidisciplinary methods to compute the dynamic stress spectrums of concerned points at the welding seam, and dynamic structural stresses are compared and validated through carbody rig-test. The analysis methods of dynamic structural stress are performed systematically for a full-scale welded structure, which provides reference methods for the fatigue durability evaluation of large-scale welded structures.