Equivalent conicity (EC) in-service has been required in TSI INF and TSI LOC & PAS for several years. However, due to implementation difficulties, only a few infrastructure managers and railway undertakings currently include EC requirements in their maintenance programmes. A novel method called the Gradient Index Profile (GIP), which combines gradient index for wheel (GIPw) and gradient index for rail (GIPr), has been developed to complement and support EC. In this study, based on a large number of on-track measured rail profiles, we investigate the distribution functions of GIPr on tangent tracks. We also examine the correlations of GIPr with track EC with the nominal S1002 wheel profile (EC S1002) and in-service EC with a reference worn wheel profile (EC ref. worn), respectively. Finally, we propose maintenance limit values for GIPr, which should be useful for rail surface management related to vehicle running stability.


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    Title :

    Investigating Gradient Index Profile and Its Correlations with Equivalent Conicity and Rail Surface Management


    Additional title:

    Lect.Notes Mechanical Engineering


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    The IAVSD International Symposium on Dynamics of Vehicles on Roads and Tracks ; 2023 ; Ottawa, ON, Canada August 21, 2023 - August 25, 2023



    Publication date :

    2024-11-01


    Size :

    11 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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