Nonlinear Finite Element Modelling of Railway Turnout System considering Bearer/Sleeper-Ballast Interaction

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jstruc/volume-2015/598562/figures/598562.fig.004a.svgz" name="598562.fig.004a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>300LA load case</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jstruc/volume-2015/598562/figures/598562.fig.004b.svgz" name="598562.fig.004b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Load steps: 300LA coupled locomotive design loading on turnout; (top) load step 2, (middle) load step 36, and (bottom) load step 48</td></tr></table>

<div>Railway traffic loads-axle loads.</div>

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Figure 4: Nonlinear Finite Element Modelling of Railway Turnout System considering Bearer/Sleeper-Ballast Interaction 