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.006a.svgz" name="598562.fig.006a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Bearer 47 (red) experiences the greatest deflection</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jstruc/volume-2015/598562/figures/598562.fig.006b.svgz" name="598562.fig.006b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Deflection response of bearer 47 at each load step</td></tr></table>

<div>Displacement envelope of the bearer right underneath the crossing (number 47).</div>

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Figure 6: Nonlinear Finite Element Modelling of Railway Turnout System considering Bearer/Sleeper-Ballast Interaction 