Research Article

Characterization of Vertical Response of Asphalt Trackbed Concrete in Railway Substructure to External Loads

Table 1

Parameters of CRH3 high-speed train [26].

ParametersValue

Mass of car body Mc (kg)40000
Mass of bogie Mt (kg)3200
Mass of wheel Mw (kg)1200
Pitch inertia of car body Jc (kg·m2)5.47 × 105
Pitch inertia of bogie Jt (kg·m2)6800
Stiffness of primary suspension system K1 (MN/m)2.08
Stiffness of secondary suspension system K2 (MN/m)0.8
Damping of primary suspension system C1 (kN·s/m)100
Damping of secondary suspension system C2 (kN·s/m)120
Wheelbase 2 (m)2.5
Distance between bogie centres 2 (m)17.375
Length of vehicle (m)25.675
Stiffness of wheel/rail contact Kc (MN/m)1.325 × 103
Axle load (kN)140