Railway Sciences: Volume 3 Issue 4 , Open Access

Effect of degree of saturation on stresses and pore water pressure in the subgrade layer caused by railway track loading

Mohammed Y. Fattah, Qutaiba G. Majeed, Hassan H. Joni

The experiments of this study investigated the effect of the subgrade degree of saturation on the value of the stresses generated on the surface and the middle (vertical and…

Effect of temperature gradient-induced periodic deformation of CRTS Ⅲ slab track on dynamic responses of the train-track system

Wang Jijun, Zhang Huanxin, Shi Cheng, Wang Meng

Temperature is an important load for a ballastless track. However, little research has been conducted on the dynamic responses when a train travels on a ballastless track under…

Current status and prospects of research on safety situation awareness of high speed railway operation environment

Tianyun Shi, Zhoulong Wang, Jia You, Pengyue Guo, Lili Jiang, Huijin Fu, Xu Gao

The safety of high-speed rail operation environments is an important guarantee for the safe operation of high-speed rail. The operating environment of the high-speed rail is…

Safety of the express freight train running over a long-span bridge

Jingcheng Wen, Yihao Qin, Ye Bai, Xiaoqing Dong

Express freight transportation is in rapid development currently. Owing to the higher speed of express freight train, the deformation of the bridge deck worsens the railway line…

Research and design of an expert diagnosis system for rail vehicle driven by data mechanism models

Lin Li, Jiushan Wang, Shilu Xiao

The aim of this work is to research and design an expert diagnosis system for rail vehicle driven by data mechanism models.

Research on the strain gauge mounting scheme of track wheel force measurement system based on high-speed wheel/rail relationship test rig

Yuanwu Cai, Bo Chen, Chongyi Chang

This paper aims to analyze the stress and strain distribution on the track wheel web surface and study the optimal strain gauge location for force measurement system of the track…

Short-term train arrival delay prediction: a data-driven approach

Qingyun Fu, Shuxin Ding, Tao Zhang, Rongsheng Wang, Ping Hu, Cunlai Pu

To optimize train operations, dispatchers currently rely on experience for quick adjustments when delays occur. However, delay predictions often involve imprecise shifts based on…

Research on the path of effective management of participation in joint-venture railway companies by China railway group

Shaoni Zhou, Zhitian Zhou, Chenxia Kang

Following the regional restructuring, the number of joint-venture railway companies in which the Group participates has significantly increased. This paper aims to explore the…