Dynamic influence of the plane curve radius on vertical- circular overlapping lines of high-speed railway

Abstract

In order to reasonably match the horizontal and vertical sections of high-speed railway lines, the vehicle-line spatial coupling model of the vertical-circular overlapping line is established, based on the multi-body dynamics simulation software SIMPACK,. The dynamic indexes of train passing through vertical-circular overlapping lines are calculated when the radii of different plane curves match the corresponding superelevation value. The results show that: on the vertical-circular overlapping line, it is suggested that the maximum plane curve radius is 9000m.The existence of the convex vertical-circular overlapping line worsens the safety of train operation and passenger comfort. The existence of the concave vertical-circular overlapping line is the opposite, but it increases rail wear and the workload of maintenance. The vertical-circular overlapping line has the most obvious influence on the vertical acceleration and the vertical Sperling index of the body. The vertical acceleration of the body is superimposed at the plane gentle circle point and the starting point of the vertical curve, which has a great impact on the stability of the train operation.