Research Article

Fatigue Design Evaluation of Railway Bogie with Full-Scale Fatigue Test

Table 1

Load case for static test.

Load caseLoad conditionsLoad (kN)Boundary condition
Load pointSupport point

Exceptional loadVertical force171.9Air spring1st spring
Transverse force127.6Lateral buffer1st spring
Longitudinal force231.0Center pivot1st spring
Lozenging forces42.1Wheel point1st spring + center pivot
Twist load51.7Air spring1st spring
Traction motor127.5Traction motor bracket1st spring
Inertia load
Traction motor load180.8Traction motor bracket1st spring
Emergency braking load15.9Braking bracket1st spring

Normal service loadVertical force100.0Air spring1st spring
Transverse force69.3Lateral buffer1st spring
Lozenging forces13.9Wheel point1st spring + center pivot
Twist load26.0Air spring1st spring