Railway Sciences: Volume 1 Issue 2 , Open Access

A model test on an open-cut tunnel structure under the effect of a stick-slip normal fault

Zhiqiang Zhang, Xingyu Zhu, Ronghua Wei

Large displacement misalignment under the action of active faults can cause complex three-dimensional deformation in subway tunnels, resulting in severe damage, distortion and…

A full-section asphalt concrete waterproof sealing structure for the high-speed railway subgrade

Qinghong Fu

This study aims to investigate the service performances of a new full-section asphalt concrete waterproof sealing structure (FSACWSS) for the high-speed railway subgrade through…

Rail fastener defect inspection method for multi railways based on machine vision

Junbo Liu, Yaping Huang, Shengchun Wang, Xinxin Zhao, Qi Zou, Xingyuan Zhang

This research aims to improve the performance of rail fastener defect inspection method for multi railways, to effectively ensure the safety of railway operation.

A vertical coupling dynamic analysis method and engineering application of vehicle–track–substructure based on forced vibration

Guolong Li, Mangmang Gao, Jingjing Yang, Yunlu Wang, Xueming Cao

This study aims to propose a vertical coupling dynamic analysis method of vehicle–track–substructure based on forced vibration and use this method to analyze the influence on the…

Research review on steel–concrete composite joint of railway hybrid girder cable-stayed bridges

Zhou Shi, Jiachang Gu, Yongcong Zhou, Ying Zhang

This study aims to research the development trend, research status, research results and existing problems of the steel–concrete composite joint of railway long-span hybrid girder…

The coupled vibration of train and bridge as high-speed trains meet in crosswind

Wenhua Guo, Xinmin Hong, Chunxia Chen

This paper aims to study the influence of aerodynamics force of trains passing each other on the dynamic response of vehicle bridge coupling system based on numerical simulation…

Multi-objective aerodynamic optimization design of high-speed maglev train nose

Shuanbao Yao, Dawei Chen, Sansan Ding

The nose length is the key design parameter affecting the aerodynamic performance of high-speed maglev train, and the horizontal profile has a significant impact on the…

Typical wheel–rail profile change rules and matching characteristics of high speed railway in China

Maorui Hou, Fengshou Liu, Xiaoyi Hu

In order to systematically grasp the changes and matching characteristics of wheel and rail profiles of high speed railway (HSR) in China, 172 rail profile measurement points and…

Continuous prediction method of earthquake early warning magnitude for high-speed railway based on support vector machine

Jindong Song, Jingbao Zhu, Shanyou Li

Using the strong motion data of K-net in Japan, the continuous magnitude prediction method based on support vector machine (SVM) was studied.

Path selection and mechanism innovation of improving railway energy efficiency – from foreign experience and Chinese practice

Xinjun Zhou

Under the dual pressure of resources and environment, many countries have focused on the role of railways in promoting low-carbon development of integrated transportation and of…