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A Finite Element Model for the Lateral Strength of Railroad Track Structures

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Computational Mechanics ’86

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A superelement for the nonlinear lateral deformation of railroad track structures under arbitrary thermal and/or mechanical loads has been developed. The finite element program is capable of accepting any linear or nonlinear lateral and longitudinal ballast resistance properties and any fastener torsional resistance properties. Pre- and post-buckled track deformations can be calculated for arbitrary initial imperfections. Results agree well with published experimental results.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 29631, USA

    John E. Jackson Jr. (Assoc. Professor of Engineering Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering), Nelson R. Bauld (Professor of Engineering Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering) & Minisandram Ramesh (Graduate Assistant)

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  1. John E. Jackson Jr.
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  1. Department of Nuclear Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 3-1, Hongo 7-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan

    Genki Yagawa

  2. Center for the Advancement of Computational Mechanics, School of Civil Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 225, North Avenue, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA

    Satya N. Atluri

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Jackson, J.E., Bauld, N.R., Ramesh, M. (1986). A Finite Element Model for the Lateral Strength of Railroad Track Structures. In: Yagawa, G., Atluri, S.N. (eds) Computational Mechanics ’86. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68042-0_39

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