Research Article

Impact Force Evaluation of the Derailment Containment Wall for High-Speed Train through a Collision Simulation

Table 1

The element used in LS-DYNA for modeling the track.

ComponentElement used in LS-DYNA

Rail (UIC 60/gauge 1,435 mm)SECTION_SHELL/MAT_RIGID
Track and wall (concrete)SECTION_SOLID/MAT_ELASTIC
(i)Young’s modulus: 31,000 MPa
(ii)Poisson’s ratio: 0.2