Research Article

Rail Corrugation Characteristics of Cologne Egg Fastener Section in Small Radius Curve

Table 3

Track structure parameters.

ParametersValuesunits

Rail elastic modulus2.059 × 1011Pa
Rail Poisson’s ratio0.3
Rail density7800kg/m3
Friction coefficient0.35
Vertical stiffness of fasteners12.07MN/m
Longitudinal stiffness of fasteners7.58MN/m
Transverse stiffness of fasteners7.58MN/m
Vertical damping of fasteners1361.12Ns/m
Longitudinal damping of fasteners974.27Ns/m
Transverse damping of fasteners974.27Ns/m
Fastener spacing0.6m
Slab elastic modulus3.25 × 1010Pa
Slab Poisson’s ratio0.24
Slab density2400kg/m3
Support stiffness of foundation1.7 × 108N/m
Support damping of foundation3.1 × 104Ns/m