This paper aims to investigate the seismic motion characteristics of bedrock and overburden layer slope with the prototype model taken from slopes in the Zheduo Mountain in Northwest Plateau of Sichuan Province,China....This paper aims to investigate the seismic motion characteristics of bedrock and overburden layer slope with the prototype model taken from slopes in the Zheduo Mountain in Northwest Plateau of Sichuan Province,China.Based on dimensional analysis and similarity principle,two model tests with different slope angles were carried out.A transfer function analysis method was proposed to interpret the results from shaking table tests.After eliminating trend terms and signal filtering,the time-domain acceleration was transformed into frequency domain.Then the transfer function was calculated by an average periodic chart.The variation of transfer function from different positions was analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient,and the least square iteration method was used for modal analysis.The effect of seismic intensity on the dynamic response was highlighted.It is found that the transfer function obviously changes when the slopes are destroyed.Results from modal analysis show that the natural frequency decreases with the increase of the excitation intensity,and the damping ratio increases due to slope damage.展开更多
The dynamic parameters of a roller rig vary as the adhesion level changes.The change in dynamics parameters needs to be analysed to estimate the adhesion level.One of these parameters is noise emanating from wheel–ra...The dynamic parameters of a roller rig vary as the adhesion level changes.The change in dynamics parameters needs to be analysed to estimate the adhesion level.One of these parameters is noise emanating from wheel–rail interaction.Most previous wheel–rail noise analysis has been conducted to mitigate those noises.However,in this paper,the noise is analysed to estimate the adhesion condition at the wheel–rail contact interface in combination with the other methodologies applied for this purpose.The adhesion level changes with changes in operational and environmental factors.To accurately estimate the adhesion level,the influence of those factors is included in this study.The testing and verification of the methodology required an accurate test prototype of the roller rig.In general,such testing and verification involve complex experimental works required by the intricate nature of the adhesion process and the integration of the different subsystems(i.e.controller,traction,braking).To this end,a new reduced-scale roller rig is developed to study the adhesion between wheel and rail roller contact.The various stages involved in the development of such a complex mechatronics system are described in this paper.Furthermore,the proposed brake control system was validated using the test rig under various adhesion conditions.The results indicate that the proposed brake controller has achieved a shorter stopping distance as compared to the conventional brake controller,and the brake control algorithm was able to maintain the operational condition even at the abrupt changes in adhesion condition.展开更多
基金financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52078426)National Key Research and Development Plan(Grant No.2018YFE0207100)Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Support Project(Grant No.2020YJ0253,c)。
文摘This paper aims to investigate the seismic motion characteristics of bedrock and overburden layer slope with the prototype model taken from slopes in the Zheduo Mountain in Northwest Plateau of Sichuan Province,China.Based on dimensional analysis and similarity principle,two model tests with different slope angles were carried out.A transfer function analysis method was proposed to interpret the results from shaking table tests.After eliminating trend terms and signal filtering,the time-domain acceleration was transformed into frequency domain.Then the transfer function was calculated by an average periodic chart.The variation of transfer function from different positions was analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient,and the least square iteration method was used for modal analysis.The effect of seismic intensity on the dynamic response was highlighted.It is found that the transfer function obviously changes when the slopes are destroyed.Results from modal analysis show that the natural frequency decreases with the increase of the excitation intensity,and the damping ratio increases due to slope damage.
基金The authors greatly appreciate the financial support from the Rail Manufacturing Cooperative Research Centre(funded jointly by participating rail organisations and the Australian Federal Government’s Business Cooperative Research Centres Programme)through Project R1.7.1–“Estimation of adhesion conditions between wheels and rails for the development of advanced braking control systems”.
文摘The dynamic parameters of a roller rig vary as the adhesion level changes.The change in dynamics parameters needs to be analysed to estimate the adhesion level.One of these parameters is noise emanating from wheel–rail interaction.Most previous wheel–rail noise analysis has been conducted to mitigate those noises.However,in this paper,the noise is analysed to estimate the adhesion condition at the wheel–rail contact interface in combination with the other methodologies applied for this purpose.The adhesion level changes with changes in operational and environmental factors.To accurately estimate the adhesion level,the influence of those factors is included in this study.The testing and verification of the methodology required an accurate test prototype of the roller rig.In general,such testing and verification involve complex experimental works required by the intricate nature of the adhesion process and the integration of the different subsystems(i.e.controller,traction,braking).To this end,a new reduced-scale roller rig is developed to study the adhesion between wheel and rail roller contact.The various stages involved in the development of such a complex mechatronics system are described in this paper.Furthermore,the proposed brake control system was validated using the test rig under various adhesion conditions.The results indicate that the proposed brake controller has achieved a shorter stopping distance as compared to the conventional brake controller,and the brake control algorithm was able to maintain the operational condition even at the abrupt changes in adhesion condition.
