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Macro-microscopic dynamic characteristics of the ballast bed induced by the variation of moisture content

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Due to the excellent drainage performance of the ballast,existing studies mainly focus on the dynamic response of ballast under field capacity or saturation.Attention has rarely been paid to dynamic changes in moisture content and potential influences.In this article,we firstly conduct a model test to determine the variation of ballast moisture content under artificial rainfall.After that,a full-scale model test with cyclic loading is carried out to study the effect of moisture content variation on the macro-microscopic response of the ballast bed,where several wireless particle sensors are installed to obtain ballast motion characteristics at strategic locations.The results show that the moisture content increases gradually and stabilizes at a flat peak under rainfall,despite the excellent drainage performance of ballast bed.After halting rainfall,the moisture content drops back to field capacity,which indicates dynamic flowing surface water on ballast particles under rainfall.Such flowing surface water brings changes to the original dynamic equilibrium of ballast bed:macroscopically,the deformation rate of stabilized ballast bed in-creases significantly,reaching a local peak under field capacity;microscopically,the x-and z-angular accelerations of the ballast show positive correlation with rainfall intensity.The multiscale responses indicate that field capacity is a critical moisture content.

Railway ballastFlowing surface waterWireless particle sensorMultidimensional motionFull-scale model test

Shuchen Wang、Longlong Fu、Yongjia Qiu、Haonan Xi、Shunhua Zhou

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Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of the Ministry of Education,Tongji University,Shanghai 201804,China

Shanghai Key Laboratory of Rail Infrastructure Durability and System Safety,Tongji University,Shanghai 201804,China

Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai

21ZR1465400

2024

颗粒学报(英文版)
中国颗粒学会 中国科学院过程工程研究所

颗粒学报(英文版)

CSTPCD
影响因子:0.632
ISSN:1674-2001
年,卷(期):2024.90(7)
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