Assessing crossing geometry

Expert tool for numerical and experimental assessment of turnout crossing geometry

Master thesis (2018)

Authors

J.J.J. Wegdam Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Contributors

V.L. Markine Railway Engineering - CEG (mentor)
R.P.B.J. Dollevoet Railway Engineering - CEG (graduation committee member)
A. Metrikine Offshore Engineering - CEG (graduation committee member)
X. Liu Railway Engineering - CEG (graduation committee member)
I. Y. Shevtsov (graduation committee member)
Faculty
Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Civil Engineering & Geosciences
Copyright: © 2018 Jeroen Wegdam
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Published Date

12-12-2018

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Abstract

This thesis project discusses the development of a fast assessment tool for the performance of railway turnout crossings. The assessment tool is developed in Matlab and allows the user to swiftly set up a model and assess the performance. The rail geometry input can be either design drawings or in situ measured geometry. This allows the user to compare designed, delivered and deployed crossings. Comparisons are made between several types of 1:9 crossings, by assessing the designs from various countries. The vehicle-track interaction is modelled in the commercial multi-body system (MBS) analysis package VI-Rail. The simulations indicate that the automated workflow provides insights similar to manual modelling, while being much faster. The report ends with recommendations based on the geometry comparisons and simulation results.

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