AN ANALYSIS OF THERMAL TRACK BUCKLING IN THE LATERAL PLANE

The post-buckling equilibrium states are determined analytically. To obtain a consistent formulation of the problem, use is made of the principle of virtual displacements and the variational calculus for variable matching points. The obtained formulations are nonlinear, but can be solved exactly. Solutions are presented for four buckled configurations. The results are presented graphically for a typical railroad track now in use on main lines. The obtained results are compared with the corresponding results of other investigators.

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  https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/analysis-thermal-track-buckling-lateral-plane
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by the FRA/U.S. DOT, Office of Research and Development; DOT's Transportation Systems Center acted as support agency.
• Corporate Authors:

  Princeton University

  Department of Civil Engineering
  Princeton, NJ  United States  08450

  Federal Railroad Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • Kerr, A D
• Publication Date: 1976-9

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 70 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buckling; High temperature; Mathematical models; Railroad tracks; Thermal stresses
• Old TRIS Terms: Track structures
• Subject Areas: Materials; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157596
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Railroad Administration
• ISBN: 76-TF-6
• Report/Paper Numbers: FRA-ORD-76-285 Intrm Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-TSC-900
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 4 1977 12:00AM