Behavior of Concrete Slab Track on Asphalt Trackbed Subjected to Thermal Load

Concrete track slab and asphalt trackbed are being introduced in Korea for providing good bearing capacity, durability to the track and comfortable rideness to passengers. Such a railway system has been designed by the train load so as to ensure stability. But there is lack of research and design for temperature changes which influence the behavior characteristics of concrete and asphalt. Therefore, in this study, the behavior characteristics of concrete track slab subjected to varying temperatures were analyzed through structural analysis using the finite element analysis program. The structural analysis was performed by considering the friction condition on the boundary surfaces in order to analyze the interaction between concrete slab and asphalt trackbed. As a result, the design of the railway system should be designed by considering the interaction and temperature changes between concrete track slab and asphalt trackbed.

• Woo Young Jung
• Seong Hyeok Lee
• Jin Wook Lee
• Bu Seog Ju

• Con’c Track Slab
• Asphalt Trackbed
• Thermal Load
• Friction Condition.

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