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Research on the Dynamic Cause of Rail Corrugation in the Braking Section of High-Speed Railways Under Multiple Vibration Inducements

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Abstract

Purpose

The dynamic cause of rail corrugation in the braking section under multiple vibration inducements is studied by combining the theories of self-excited and feedback vibrations in this article.

Methods

Aiming at the typical rail corrugation in the braking section of high-speed railways, the power/trailer wheel–rail–brake system and the corrugated irregularity are established. Field and numerical analyses are applied to explore the dynamic cause of rail corrugation under multiple vibration inducements.

Results

Results show that the dynamic cause of rail corrugation is comprehensively affected by the self-excited and feedback vibrations of the system.

Conclusion

The friction-induced vibration of the wheel–rail subsystem caused by the coupling of the stick–slip friction is the fundamental genesis of rail corrugation, whereas the rolling-slip self-excited vibration of the braking subsystem exacerbates the rail corrugation in the braking section. For the brake subsystem, the wheel-mounted disc is more likely to intensify the unsteady vibration of the system than the axle-mounted disc. Besides, the increase of the friction coefficient in the braking system aggravates the unsteady vibration of the wheel–rail–brake system. Moreover, as the wave hollow of corrugated irregularity increases, the feedback vibration of the corrugated irregularity induces the aggravation of corrugation. The aggravating trend tends to be linear with the variation of the wave hollow of corrugated wear.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful for the field data provided by China Railway Materials General Operation and Maintenance Technology Co., Ltd. The authors thank the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51805057), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2019M663889XB), the Chongqing Municipal Education Commission Science and Technology Research Project (KJZD-K202100703), the Chongqing Engineering Laboratory Open Fund for Traffic Engineering Application Robot (CELTEARKFKT-202004), the Research Innovation Foundation Designated for Graduate Students of Chongqing Jiaotong University (CYS21359).

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    Xiaolu Cui, Tong Li, Pengyu Bao & Xiaoxia Wen

  2. China Railway Materials Operation and Maintenance Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing, 100036, China

    Zongchao Yang

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Cui, X., Li, T., Bao, P. et al. Research on the Dynamic Cause of Rail Corrugation in the Braking Section of High-Speed Railways Under Multiple Vibration Inducements. J. Vib. Eng. Technol. 11, 71–83 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42417-022-00559-z

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