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Discrete Element Modelling of Rubber-Protected Ballast Performance Subjected to Direct Shear Test and Cyclic Loading

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  • Yunlong Guo

    (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, 2628CN Delft, The Netherlands)

  • Yameng Ji

    (School of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China)

  • Qiang Zhou

    (School of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China)

  • Valeri Markine

    (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, 2628CN Delft, The Netherlands)

  • Guoqing Jing

    (School of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China)

Abstract

The rubber-protected ballast (RPB) is made from natural ballast particles and crumb rubber particles. The crumb rubber is shredded waste tires. RPB was chosen to replace the ballast as it has higher resistance to breakage and abrasion. However, the static and dynamic performance of the RPB has not been confirmed yet. Towards this end, experimental tests and numerical simulations were utilized to study the feasibility of RPB application. Direct shear tests (DSTs) were performed and a DST model and three-sleeper track model with the discrete element method (DEM) were built. The shear strength, settlement, displacement, and acceleration of the RPB were studied. The results show that the RPB has the advantage of increasing the force (stress) distribution and that the smaller crumb rubber size was more suitable for replacing the ballast particles.

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  • Yunlong Guo & Yameng Ji & Qiang Zhou & Valeri Markine & Guoqing Jing, 2020. "Discrete Element Modelling of Rubber-Protected Ballast Performance Subjected to Direct Shear Test and Cyclic Loading," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-31, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:7:p:2836-:d:340667
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    1. Mohammad Adnan Farooq & Sanjay Nimbalkar & Behzad Fatahi, 2022. "Sustainable Applications of Tyre-Derived Aggregates for Railway Transportation Infrastructure," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(18), pages 1-24, September.

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