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Evaluation of the Influence Factors on the Ballast Settlement by using the Discrete Element Method

개별요소법을 이용한 도상자갈 침하 영향인자 평가

  • Received : 2015.09.21
  • Accepted : 2016.06.22
  • Published : 2016.08.01
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Abstract

Most of the domestic railroad tracks are ballast track and repetitive maintenance is required in this track. Therefore, it is necessary to optimize maintenance process for maintenance cost reduction and more effective maintenance. For this, it is important to develop a reasonable settlement progressive model of ballast layer. However, the behavior of ballast is different to that of soils, since ballast is composed of large coarse gravel. Thus, in this study, we carried out numerical analysis by using the discrete element method (PFC 2D) for better understanding of ballast settlement and development of reasonable settlement progressive model. And, we evaluated the settlement of ballast according to particles shape, porosity and loading conditions.

국내 대부분의 노선은 자갈도상궤도로 이루어져 있어, 지속적인 유지보수가 요구되고 있다. 따라서, 보다 효과적인 요지보수를 통해 비용 절감을 위해서는 예방보수를 통한 유지보수의 최적화가 필요하다. 여기에는 도상자갈층의 침하 진전모델의 확보가 필수적이다. 그러나, 자갈도상재료는 입자가 큰 조립재료로써 일반 지반재료와는 다른 거동을 보인다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 자갈재료의 거동에 대한 이해와 침하진전모델의 합리적인 개발을 위해 개별요소해석을 수행하였으며, 입자 형상, 공극률, 하중조합 및 빈도에 따른 침하거동을 비교 분석하였다.

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