Mechanical Characteristics of Ballastless Track Considering Freeze-thaw Deterioration Damage
To study the damage mechanism of ballastless track structure under the coupling action of freeze-thaw and frost heave in severe cold regions,this paper takes the subgrade frost heave area of Harbin-Dalian HSR in seasonally frozen regions as the study object,and carries out indoor rapid freeze-thaw cycle tests to test the mechanical performance of standard specimens under axial compression and splitting tensile failure,so as to obtain the material status parameters after freeze-thaw cycle.On this basis,considering the freeze-thaw deterioration of structural materials,this paper establishes a finite element model of ballastless track-subgrade freeze-thaw and frost heave with limiting convex block,annular gel resin and interlayer bonding contact characteristics,studies the stress characteristics of track in cold regions,and calculates and optimizes the reinforcement design scheme of track structure.The study results indicate that:After freeze-thaw cycle deterioration,the material compactness decreases,the bonding strength of track structure decreases significantly,and the axial tensile strength of base plate structure decreases by more than 56%.The interface tensile stress of the track slab at the short-wave frost heave center and the base plate at the wave foot is relatively large,resulting in delamination.Under the action of freeze-thaw cycle,the maximum tensile stress of base plate at the frost heave center exceeds the axial tensile strength of materials.The base plate is a weak structure.Under the typical frost heave wavelength of 10 m and peak value of 8 mm,the frost heave in the base plate is the most unfavorable condition.Under the condition of freeze-thaw deterioration,the original reinforcement design of the base structure does not meet the requirements of cracks and yield stress of steel bars.The structural reinforcement design scheme shall be reasonably strengthened in severe cold regions.