FAILURE CRITERIA AND LATERAL STRESSES IN TRACK FOUNDATIONS
FAILURE CRITERIA AND LATERAL STRESSES IN TRACK FOUNDATIONS
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轨道基础的失效准则和横向应力
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发表时间:
1985
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通讯作者:
G. M. Norman‐Gregory
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作者:
H. E. Stewart;E. Selig;G. M. Norman‐Gregory
In conventional track systems the ties are supported by an unbound ballast layer underlain by subballast or the subgrade, or both. Analytical models used to estimate stresses and deflections of these multilayer systems predict that the lower portions of the unbound layer will develop significant incremental tensile stresses. Their magnitude is such that, when combined with the normally expected geostatic stresses, failure of the ballast is predicted. Some analytical models have incorporated failure criteria for the unbound layer as a means of limiting these stresses to permissible values. A discussion of these approaches is presented along with the implications that predicted failure would have for permanent deformation prediction methodologies. An alternative method based on residual lateral stresses in the ballast is presented. A description is given of a laboratory box testing device used to measure residual lateral stresses. Experimental results are shown that indicate that relatively large residual stresses, due to repeated applications of loading, can develop in ballast. The effects of combining the initial stresses in the unbound layer with the incremental tensile stresses predicted by continuum or finite element models are discussed. Particular attention is given to the effects that these residual stresses have on prediction of permanent deformation.