As the rheology of the third body does not only depend on its mechanical properties, classical discrete element simulations are not capable of modeling its flows. Consequently to take into account the third body's mechanical, thermal and physicochemical properties, an extended discrete element approach is proposed and applied to the simulation of third body flows. Each extension of the standard DEM model is compared to experimental results. The extended model's efficiency is demonstrated by using an arbitrary physicochemical law that simulates different types of behaviour observed experimentally.
Abstract. Railway traffic continuously increasing, ballasted tracks need more efficient maintenance processes. Lines with long welded rails which are prone to buckling during heat waves require stabilisation before being fully operational. Stabilisation is performed either naturally using regular traffic at penalising lower speeds, dynamic stabilisation of sleepers or alternatively crib compaction. The objective of this paper is to apply the NSCD approach of DEM to simulate the processes of dynamic stabilisation and crib compaction as they are realised on site and compare their performance in terms of ballast compaction and lateral resistance. The results showed that NSCD is perfectly appropriate to simulate these maintenance processes and estimate their performance.
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