Research Article

Key Characteristics of a Floating Slab Track Based on Longitudinal Interaction Analysis

Table 2

Coefficients in the rail stress formula.

Additional compressive rail stressAdditional tensile rail stress

CoefficientValueCoefficientValue

a-32.494a11.952

b-1.659b6.233

c-3.12 × c-0.225

d7.389 × 10−4d4.36 × 10−3

e-7.333 × 10−6e-4.3 × 10−5

f-17.448f1.824 × 10−7

g15.753g3.416

h-5.057h-3.56

i0.581i-0.521