THE RIDING QUALITY OF A TRAIN PASSING A CURVE AS DETERMINED BY SUPERELEVATION AND CENTRIFUGAL FORCE

The purpose of this report is to clarify the relationship between the riding quality and a lateral acceleration on a curved track. The author has polled the opinions of 50 persons who took part in the test by riding a test train and correlated the findings of such polling with different degrees of lateral acceleration. Thus, the limit of excessive acceleration on curved tracks was examined from the standpoint of riding quality.

• Corporate Authors:

  Japan Railway Civil Engineering Association

  Kyodo Building, 18-7 Hagashi-Uyeno 2 Chome, Daito-Ku
  Tokyo-110,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Koyama, M
• Publication Date: 1963-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 19-25
• Serial:
  • Permanent Way
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Japan Railway Civil Engineering Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Centrifugal force; Curved track; Passengers; Railroad tracks; Ride quality; Structural design; Superelevation; Surveys; Technology; Vehicle dynamics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Lateral dynamics; Track geometry
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00033847
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM