Arching and cracking of joints between slabs have become a problem in China Railway Track System(CRTS)II slab track.The slab track is susceptible to complex temperature variations as a longitudinal continuous structur...Arching and cracking of joints between slabs have become a problem in China Railway Track System(CRTS)II slab track.The slab track is susceptible to complex temperature variations as a longitudinal continuous structure.Based on measured data,a thermal-mechanical coupling model of the track was established.The deformation characteristics and interfacial damage behavior of joints under typical temperature fields were studied.The findings indicate that the annual extreme temperature range of the slab track,fluctuates from−1.4 to 49.8℃.The annual temperature gradient within the vertical depth range of 0 to 0.2 m of the track varies between−16.19℃/m and 30.15℃/m.The vertical deformation of joints is significantly influenced by high temperatures,with a maximum measured deformation of 0.828 mm.The joint seams are primarily affected by low temperatures,which lead to a separation of 0.9 to 1.0 mm.Conversely,interlayer damage of joints is predominantly influenced by elevated temperatures.In summer,the maximum ratio of interface damage area in the joint can reach up to 95%,with the maximum debonding area ratio can be as high as 84%.The research results can provide help for joint damage regularity and deformation control of CRTS II slab track.展开更多
To address the issue of extreme thermal-induced arching in CRTS II slab tracks due to joint damage,an optimized joint repair model was proposed.First,the formula for calculating the safe temperature rise of the track ...To address the issue of extreme thermal-induced arching in CRTS II slab tracks due to joint damage,an optimized joint repair model was proposed.First,the formula for calculating the safe temperature rise of the track was derived based on the principle of stationary potential energy.Considering interlayer evolution and structural crack propagation,an optimized joint repair model for the track was established and validated.Subsequently,the impact of joint repair on track damage and arch stability under extreme temperatures was studied,and a comprehensive evaluation of the feasibility of joint repair and the evolution of damage after repair was conducted.The results show that after the joint repair,the temperature rise of the initial damage of the track structure can be increased by 11℃.Under the most unfavorable heating load with a superimposed temperature gradient,the maximum stiffness degradation index SDEG in the track structure is reduced by about 81.16%following joint repair.The joint repair process could effectively reduce the deformation of the slab arching under high temperatures,resulting in a reduction of 93.96%in upward arching deformation.After repair,with the damage to interfacing shear strength,the track arch increases by 2.616 mm.展开更多
基金Projects(U23A20666,52178405)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(K2022G038)supported by the Science and Technology Research and Development Program of China State Railway Group Co.,Ltd.Project(2021B03)supported by the Science and Technology Plan of Shandong Provincial Department of Transportation,China。
文摘Arching and cracking of joints between slabs have become a problem in China Railway Track System(CRTS)II slab track.The slab track is susceptible to complex temperature variations as a longitudinal continuous structure.Based on measured data,a thermal-mechanical coupling model of the track was established.The deformation characteristics and interfacial damage behavior of joints under typical temperature fields were studied.The findings indicate that the annual extreme temperature range of the slab track,fluctuates from−1.4 to 49.8℃.The annual temperature gradient within the vertical depth range of 0 to 0.2 m of the track varies between−16.19℃/m and 30.15℃/m.The vertical deformation of joints is significantly influenced by high temperatures,with a maximum measured deformation of 0.828 mm.The joint seams are primarily affected by low temperatures,which lead to a separation of 0.9 to 1.0 mm.Conversely,interlayer damage of joints is predominantly influenced by elevated temperatures.In summer,the maximum ratio of interface damage area in the joint can reach up to 95%,with the maximum debonding area ratio can be as high as 84%.The research results can provide help for joint damage regularity and deformation control of CRTS II slab track.
基金Project(K2022G038)supported by the Science Technology Research and Development Program of China State Railway Group Co.,LtdProject(52178405)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China。
文摘To address the issue of extreme thermal-induced arching in CRTS II slab tracks due to joint damage,an optimized joint repair model was proposed.First,the formula for calculating the safe temperature rise of the track was derived based on the principle of stationary potential energy.Considering interlayer evolution and structural crack propagation,an optimized joint repair model for the track was established and validated.Subsequently,the impact of joint repair on track damage and arch stability under extreme temperatures was studied,and a comprehensive evaluation of the feasibility of joint repair and the evolution of damage after repair was conducted.The results show that after the joint repair,the temperature rise of the initial damage of the track structure can be increased by 11℃.Under the most unfavorable heating load with a superimposed temperature gradient,the maximum stiffness degradation index SDEG in the track structure is reduced by about 81.16%following joint repair.The joint repair process could effectively reduce the deformation of the slab arching under high temperatures,resulting in a reduction of 93.96%in upward arching deformation.After repair,with the damage to interfacing shear strength,the track arch increases by 2.616 mm.
