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Effect on measurements of anemometers due to a passing high-speed train

  • Zhang, Jie;Gao, Guangjun;Huang, Sha;Liu, Tanghong
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.549-564
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    • 2015
  • The three-dimensional unsteady incompressible Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations and k-${\varepsilon}$ double equations turbulent model were used to investigate the effect on the measurements of anemometers due to a passing high-speed train. Sliding mesh technology in Fluent was utilized to treat the moving boundary problem. The high-speed train considered in this paper was with bogies and inter-carriage gaps. Combined with the results of the wind tunnel test in a published paper, the accuracy of the present numerical method was validated to be used for further study. In addition, the difference of slipstream between three-car and eight-car grouping models was analyzed, and a series of numerical simulations were carried out to study the influences of the anemometer heights, the train speeds, the crosswind speeds and the directions of the induced slipstream on the measurements of the anemometers. The results show that the influence factors of the train-induced slipstream are the passing head car and tail car. Using the three-car grouping model to analyze the train-induced flow is reasonable. The maxima of horizontal slipstream velocity tend to reduce as the height of the anemometer increases. With the train speed increasing, the relationship between $V_{train}$ and $V_{induced\;slipstream}$ can be expressed with linear increment. In the absence of natural wind conditions, from the head car arriving to the tail car leaving, the induced wind direction changes about $330^{\circ}$, while under the crosswind condition the wind direction fluctuates around $-90^{\circ}$. With the crosswind speed increasing, the peaks of $V_X,{\mid}V_{XY}-V_{wind}{\mid}$ of the head car and that of $V_X$ of the tail car tend to enlarge. Thus, when anemometers are installed along high-speed railways, it is important to study the effect on the measurements of anemometers due to the train-induced slipstream.

Case study of random vibration analysis of train-bridge systems subjected to wind loads

  • Zhu, Siyu;Li, Yongle;Togbenou, Koffi;Yu, Chuanjin;Xiang, Tianyu
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.27 no.6
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    • pp.399-416
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    • 2018
  • In order to reveal the independent relationship between track irregularity and wind loads, the stochastic characteristics of train-bridge coupling systems subjected to wind loads were investigated by the multi-sample calculation. The vehicle was selected as 23 degrees of freedom dynamical model, and the bridge was described by three-dimensional finite element model. It was assumed that the wind loads were random processes with strong spatial correlation, while the track irregularities were stationary random ones. As a case study, a high-speed train running on a cable-stayed bridge subjected to wind loads was studied. The effect of rail irregularities was deemed to be independent of the effect of wind excitations on the coupling system in the same wind circumstance for the same project, leading to the conclusion that the effect of wind loads and moving vehicle could be calculated separately. The variance results of the stochastic responses of vehicle-bridge coupling system under the action of wind loads and rail irregularities together were equivalent to the sum of the variance of the responses induced by each excitation. Therefore, when one of the input excitations is different, only the effect of changed loads needs to be assessed. Moreover, the new calculated results were combined with the effect of unchanged loads to present the stochastic response of coupling system subjected to the different excitations, reducing the cost of computations. The stochastic characteristics, the CFD (cumulative distribution function) of the coupling system with different wind velocities, vehicle speed, and vehicle marshalling were studied likewise.

Coupling effects between wind and train transit induced fatigue damage in suspension bridges

  • Petrini, Francesco;Olmati, Pierluigi;Bontempi, Franco
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.70 no.3
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    • pp.311-324
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    • 2019
  • Long-span steel suspension bridges develop significant vibrations under the effect of external time-variable loadings because their slenderness. This causes significant stresses variations that could induce fatigue problems in critical components of the bridge. The research outcome presented in this paper includes a fatigue analysis of a long suspension bridge with 3300 meters central suspended span under wind action and train transit. Special focus is made on the counterintuitive interaction effects between train and wind loads in terms of fatigue damage accumulation in the hanger ropes. In fact the coupling of the two actions is shown to have positive effects for some hangers in terms of damage accumulation. Fatigue damage is evaluated using a linear accumulation model (Palmgren-Miner rule), analyses are carried out in time domain by a three-dimensional non-linear finite element model of the bridge. Rational explanation regarding the above-mentioned counterintuitive behavior is given on the basis of the stress time histories obtained for pertinent hangers under the effects of wind and train as acting separately or simultaneously. The interaction between wind and train traffic loads can be critical for a some hanger ropes therefore interaction phenomena within loads should be considered in the design.

Aerodynamic analysis for train operation without the effect of the passenger ear-discomfort in tunnel of new Seoul-Chunchon line (경춘선 1급 신설터널에서 열차승객의 이명감 없이 주행 가능한 열차속도에 대한 연구)

  • 김동현
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2000.05a
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    • pp.495-502
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    • 2000
  • For the tunnel design of the first class on new Seoul-Chunchon railway, we investigated for train speeds to run through tunnels without ear-discomfort of passenger in cabin by application of numerical analysis. Also we analyzed the effect of the wind speed induced by train in tunnel that is very harmful to the workers on railroad and the effect of the air-pressure fluctuations which get the fatigue to the tunnel lining and the car body.

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A Study on the Effects of the Train Gust induced by High speed train at 350km/h on the Simple Vertical Surfaces Parallel to the Track (고속열차 350km/h 주행시 열차풍이 방음벽 등 궤도에 수직평행한 선로변 구축물에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jae-Bok;Nam, Sung-Won;Ko, Tae-Hwan
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2007.11a
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    • pp.529-544
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    • 2007
  • After rapid running is begun in domestic, problem by the train gust that was not considered at existent train running appeared. If the High-Speed railway business speed rises by 350km/h in the future, is going to become more big problem. This study conducts an experiment that measure in local about KTX train beside Gyeong-Bu High speed railroad track about aerodynamics effect that happen by passage of train and analyzed. In case KTX II runs with the 350km/h speed, forecasted effect that get in the simple vertical surfaces parallel to tracks according to distance from rail center. Compared construction size with structural analysis in case do not consider with case that consider the train gust about sound proof walls representatively. As a result, proposed wind load standard that apply at sound proof walls design.

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A Study on PM10 Control in Subway Tunnels Using Natural Polysaccharide Dust Collecting Agent (천연 다당류 먼지포집제를 이용한 지하철 터널 내 PM10 제어에 대한 연구)

  • Lee, Han-Seob;Hwang, Su-Jin;Hwang, Hyun-Seok
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.43 no.2
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    • pp.122-129
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    • 2017
  • Objectives: Most of the $PM_{10}$ in subway stations is spread by the train-induced wind from the tunnels. Therefore, in order to improve air quality in subway stations, it is important to remove the $PM_{10}$ from the tunnels. After the installation of PSD (platform screen doors), the influence of train-induced wind and $PM_{10}$ at the platform has decreased, but is estimated to have increased in subway tunnels. This study was conducted to investigate the control of $PM_{10}$ in subway tunnels by applying a 500-fold diluted solution mixed with a humectant using a natural polymer. Methods: For this purpose, we tested the dust reduction effect in a laboratory and corrosion test and water pollution using fish and aquatic plants for the natural dust collecting agent. In the tunnel of a subway station, we used the natural dust collecting agent over 15 days. The study was carried out on $PM_{10}$ control during operation, which accounts for more than 70% of subway dust. Results: As results, the natural dust collecting agent exhibited an excellent dust control effect, and it was safe for water quality and soil. It showed the effect of controlling $PM_{10}$ in the subway tunnel by 49.5- 64.7% over 15 days. The use of the dust collecting agent for the control of $PM_{10}$ could be confirmed in the subway. Conclusion: It is necessary to clearly explain the major portions of chemical components contained in $PM_{10}$ to figure out the characteristics of $PM_{10}$ and to develop effective reduction measures to decrease the adverse effects of $PM_{10}$ in the subway.

Development of Optimum Design Technology of Platform Screen Door Systems for the Environment Improvement and Disaster Prevention of Urban Railway (도시철도 환경개선 및 방재를 위한 스크린도어시스템 최적설계기술 개발)

  • Kim, Jung-Yup
    • Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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    • 2008.11a
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    • pp.84-87
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    • 2008
  • In order to maximize the effect of installing screen door system while to minimize the problems in an initial stage of introduction, it is strongly required to research an optimum installation solution in connection with ventilation and disaster prevention system alongside with safety structure analysis of screen door in respect to train-induced wind, as well as to develop the criteria for the operation after the installation. This paper presents the results of study to develop the optimum design technology in urban railway equipped with platform screen door systems.

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