Review of the lateral resistance of ballasted tracks

G Jing, P Aela - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The lateral resistance is one of the main functions of continuously welded rails that are
influenced by various factors such as rail temperature, specifications of fastening systems …

[HTML][HTML] Combining welding-induced residual stress with thermal and mechanical stress in continuous welded rail

BL Gedney, DC Rizos - Results in Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Continuously welded rail (CWR) with flash-butt welded joints has become standard practice
for railway construction around the world. The welding process during rail installation or …

Monitoring and evaluation of the lateral stability of CWR track

V Atapin, A Bondarenko, M Sysyn, D Grün - Journal of Failure Analysis …, 2022 - Springer
Continuous welded rail (CWR) track has great advantages of low-cost maintenance,
environmental influence, and ride comfort. However, the CWR track is subjected to the …

Experimental and numerical assessment of the lateral resistance of ballasted railway track equipped with mid-winged sleeper

B Sadollahzadeh, JA Zakeri… - Scientia …, 2021 - scientiairanica.sharif.edu
Tendency of engineers toward continuous welded rails and its beneficial effects have raised
the importance of lateral stability in railways. Small radius curves of tracks and temperature …

[HTML][HTML] Concept of Thermal Shrinkage-Resistant Railroad Rail for Use in Continuous Welded Rail Track

J Kukulski, A Ratkiewicz - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Highlights The paper concerns the possibility of using an innovative railway rail structure in
a contactless track: The correct operation of CWR track, due to the occurrence of additional …

[PDF][PDF] Investigation of Rail Welded Joint Stresses, by using a Narrow Gap Welding Method, in Ballasted Railway Tracks

MA Galdiani, SA Mosayebi, M Ali - Acta Polytechnica Hungarica, 2024 - acta.uni-obuda.hu
In the modern railway superstructure construction and maintenance, particularly where
higher speeds are required, the rail sections may be welded together to form Continuous …

Experimental investigation of the effect of winged sleeper on lateral resistance of ballasted track

JA Zakeri, H Hassanrezaei - Scientia Iranica, 2021 - scientiairanica.sharif.edu
Nowadays, the benefits of continuous welded rails and engineers' tendency toward such
types of tracks have increased the importance of railways' lateral stability. For increasing …

Field investigations on the effects of track lateral supports on the ballasted railway lateral resistance

JA Zakeri, MA Galdiani, SA Mosayebi - Periodica Polytechnica Civil …, 2020 - pp.bme.hu
Lateral movements of the ballasted railway track especially in the continuous welded rail
(CWR) occur in sharp curves because of high lateral forces. Several strategies have been …

Combined Effects of Welding Residual Stress and Thermal Expansion in CWR

B Gedney - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Continuously welded rail with flash-butt welded joints has become standard practice for
railway construction around the world. Through the process of welding, a residual stress …

Lateral resistance of different sleepers for the resilience of CWR tracks

G Jing, P Aela - Rail Infrastructure Resilience, 2022 - Elsevier
The resilience of the railway is a booming research topic in recent years, and lateral
resistance is one of them, especially in extreme weather conditions or complex operation …