Dynamic factor of bridges subjected to linear induction motor train load/ Tilto, apkrauto traukiniu su linijines indukcijos varikliu, dinaminis koeficientas/ Dinamiskais koeficients tiltiem, kas paklauti lineari asinhrona dzineja vilcienu slodzem/ Lineaarse induktsioonimootoriga rongide koormusele allutatud sildade dunaamilised tegurid.
He, Xu-hui ; Scanlon, Andrew ; Li, Peng 等
1. Introduction
Construction of fast rail transit systems is becoming a trend for
development and modernization of city infrastructure besides the rapid
development of the passenger transportation between cities or states
(Butkevicius 2007). Nevertheless, construction of urban rail transit
systems is expensive, and research is needed to ensure safe and
economical systems. Japan began to develop LIM metro systems in the
1970s and the 1st LIM metro line of Osaka line 7 was built in 1990
(Isobe et al. 1999). Canada built the LIM Skytrain system in Vancouver
in 1986 (Liebelt 1986). Due to economical construction costs, stability
and curve passing capability, LIM technology has now been used in more
than 10 lines in 5 countries. Guangzhou metro line 4 is the 1st metro
line in China to adopt the LIM metro system. The 1st section from Xinzao
to Huangge opened to traffic in 26 November, 2006, and the Huangge to
Jinzhou Section began operations on 1 May, 2007 (Wei et al. 2007).
The motor (magnet and winding) and rotor (reaction plate) of the
LIM are installed on the bogie and track, respectively. An
electromagnetic force is generated between the bogie and track. The
traction force is provided directly between the motor and rotor rather
than through friction between the wheel and the rail. The LIM metro
system is a new urban transportation system incorporating elements of
maglev and traditional rail transportation (Matsumaru 1999). Hobbs and
Pearce (1974) studied the dynamic characteristics of LIM vehicles in
the1970s. Fatemi et al. (1996) from Canada carried out dynamic analyses
of a new track for a linear metro system. Parker and Dawson (1979) and
Teraoka (1998) studied the development of the LIM system for urban rail
transit. In China, Xia et al. (2010) developed a three-dimensional
dynamic interaction model and established the equations of motion by
using the measured track irregularities for a LIM train and elevated
bridge system.
Dynamic factor (DF) is one of the most important dynamic responses
of bridges under moving load (Reis et al. 2008; Reis, Pala 2009). Many
studies have shown that DFs depend on various factors, namely the
geometry of the bridge, the type of load, the velocity of the vehicles
and the roughness of the deck surface for road bridges (Broquet et al.
2004; Zhang et al. 2001). For rail bridges, vehicle-bridge interaction
is complicated (Wu, Yang 2003), and the electromagnetic force of LIM
metro system increases the complexity. Specialized codes for design of
this type of vehicle loading in the urban railway transportation system
have not yet been established. In order to further study the LIM metro
system train-bridge dynamic coupling, a typical bridge on the Guangzhou
metro line 4 is evaluated both experimentally and theoretically to
determine vehicle-bridge coupled vibration response characteristics. The
coupled motion equation is formulated using the principle of total
potential energy with stationary value in an elastic system and solved
using the Newmark-(3 method. The calculated and experimental dynamic
displacement responses for LIM trains moving cross the bridge are
obtained and dynamic factors are developed based on random vibration
theory. A formula for determination of the DF of bridges of urban rail
transit which can be used for design of new bridges and evaluation of
existing bridges is proposed.
2. Electromagnetic force
There are two methods for attaching motors to the vehicle: axle
suspension and bogie suspension (Lou 2006). In the axle suspension
system, motors (stators) are installed on the two-wheel box, and in the
bogie suspension system, motors (stators) are installed on the bogie.
Only the bogie suspension system is considered in this paper. The LIM
metro system generates electromagnetic force between the stator
installed on the train (bogie) and reaction plate on the bridge. The
electromagnetic force is divided into longitudinal and vertical force.
The longitudinal force is used for propulsion and braking. The vertical
electromagnetic force varies with the air gap, and does not depend on
the traction force between wheel and track. The value of the vertical
electromagnetic force depends on the air gap. The air gap varies with
rail irregularity and bridge displacement relative to the train, which
changes the electromagnetic force of the moving train. The variable
electromagnetic force influences the system dynamic response which can
further influence the air gap (Nonaka, Higuchi 1988; Yoshida et al.
2005).
Based on data provided by the LIM manufactories and conic fitting
method, the vertical electromagnetic force F can be expressed as (Gu et
al. 2008):
F = 0.12269z2-3.43Hz+ 54.006, (1)
where F--vertical electromagnetic force, kN; z--air gap, mm.
In this paper, the assumptions used to obtain the electromagnetic
force are: the electromagnetic force varies with distance between bogie
and bridge, the distance between bogie and bridge is determined by the
displacement of the bogie and vertical displacement of bridge and the
reaction plate is fixed on the bridge and no relative displacement
between rail and reaction plate; motor fixed on the bogie and no
relative displacement between bogie and motor occurs. The vertical
electromagnetic force per unit length is (Gu et al. 2008):
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.]
where [f.sub.ij](x)--vertical electromagnetic force per unit
length; L --the distance between the two wheel sets of a bogie,
m;[z.sub.ij](x)--the air gap of a point on stator; d--design value of
air gap; [Z.sub.S]([x.sub.ij1])--the height irregularity of the 1st
bogie of [i.sup.th] two-wheel assembly of the [j.sup.th] vehicle;
[Z.sub.S]([x.sub.ij2])--the height irregularity of the 2nd bogie of
[i.sup.th] two-wheel assembly of the [j.sup.th] vehicle. If only
vertical electromagnetic force is considered, then the electromagnetic
force of a bogie length is:
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.]
Not all electromagnetic forces directly affect the vibration of
vehicle. When the air gap is unchanged, the vertical electromagnetic
forces can be viewed as an inherent property of the vehicle. The
constant electromagnetic force has no direct influence on the vehicle.
When the electromagnetic force varies with the air gap, the relative
variable value is the factor that affects vehicle vibration.
3. LIM train-bridge dynamic model
3.1. LIM vehicle model
The LIM train considered in this paper consists of 4 coupled
vehicles. As shown in Fig. 1, the vehicle model consists of a car body,
2 bogies and 2 wheels per bogie. The car body and bogie are modeled as
rigid bodies with mass and mass moment of inertia about the transverse
horizontal axis through their centers of gravity, respectively. The
motion of the [i.sup.th] vehicle may be described by the vertical
displacement with respect to its center of gravity. The motions of the
front and rear wheels of the [i.sup.th] vehicle can be described by
their vertical displacement. Therefore, the total number of DOFs for one
vehicle is 6. The joints between car body and bogies, and bogies and
wheels can be modeled as spring-dampers.
[FIGURE 1 OMITTED]
In summary, the vehicle modeling assumptions are: (1) the vehicle
system is a multi-DOF vibration system, in which the car body, bogies
and wheels are considered as rigid bodies, whose axial deformations and
distorted deformations are neglected; (2) only vertical dynamic
behaviour is considered; (3) the spring-dampers between the car body and
bogies are referred to as a "secondary suspension"; and (4)
the spring-dampers between the bogie and wheels are referred to as a
"primary suspension".
3.2. Bridge model
The bridge considered in this paper is a small span bridge with
double tracks, the lateral stiffness is large, so only vertical
vibration is considered. The bridge is modeled using the standard beam
element with 2 DOFs at each node, i.e. vertical displacement [y.sub.i]
and rotation [[theta].sub.i].
4. Equation of motion for LIM train-bridge interaction system
The LIM train-bridge interaction system is shown in Fig. 1. The
equation of motion for the LIM train-bridge interaction system can be
derived using the principle of total potential energy with a stationary
value in elastic system dynamics (Lou 2006). The equation can be
expressed in submatrix form as:
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]
where the subscripts v, b--the vehicle and bridge, respectively;
vb, bv --interaction of vehicle and bridge; M, C, K, and F--the mass,
stiffness, damping submatrices, and force vectors respectively; X, X,
and X--displacement, velocity, and acceleration subvectors.
5. Engineering background
5.1. Engineering description
Guangzhou metro line 4 is the 1st metro line to use the LIM metro
system in China. The total length of more than 56 km includes viaduct
bridges of almost 30 km from Xingzao to Nansha. The Xingzao to Huangge
section began operations on 26 November, 2006, and Huangge to Nansha
Section opened to traffic on 1 May, 2007. Except for several large span
bridges, the main bridge type in line 4 includes 20 m, 25 m, 27.5 m, 30
m, 32.5 m, 40 m and 41.9 m simply supported prestressed concrete (PC)
box girder bridge. The two reaction plates of the LIM are installed in
the middle of each track on the bridge deck. The long welded rails are
supported on the monolithic concrete bed. A passenger evacuation
platform is installed on the bridge deck between the two tracks. The
typical LIM elevated bridge of Guangzhou metro Line 4 is shown in
[FIGURE 2 OMITTED]
Fig. 2. The width of the bridge is 9.3 m with double-tracks. The
typical section heights equal 1.7 m and 2.3 m. The top slab thickness of
the 30 m simply supported PC box girder is 250 mm, the bottom slab
thickness is 250 mm, and the web thickness is 300 mm.
In this paper, the relative displacement between the track and
bridge deck was neglected, and the elastic effect of the track system
was also neglected. The rail irregularity is approx described by a
simple harmonic wave as follows:
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]
where x -coordinate in the beam length direction; L, [bar.a]-the
wave length and wave amplitude, respectively. In this paper, the wave
trough was presumed in the mid-span of the beam, and the wave length and
wave trough were defined 1.0 m and 0.5 mm, respectively.
The LIM trains are the result of cooperation between Japanese and
Chinese companies. The total length of the train is 71 m with four
vehicles. The width of the vehicle body is 2.8 m. The average axle
weight is 101 kN. The max design velocity of the LIM train is 90 km/h.
The main parameters (Pang, Gao 2006) of the LIM vehicle are shown in
Table 1.
[FIGURE 3 OMITTED]
[FIGURE 4 OMITTED]
[FIGURE 5 OMITTED]
[FIGURE 6 OMITTED]
5.2. Vertical dynamic response analysis
The Newmark-p method is used to solve the equation of motion. A
special program was developed in MATLAB to calculate the vertical
dynamic response of the bridge. If the electromagnetic force is
neglected, the LIM system can be looked at as a traditional railway
system. For comparison, the dynamic responses of different span simply
supported PC box girder bridges are calculated. A total of seven
different velocities from 40 km/h to 100 km/h are considered.
Representative calculated dynamic displacement-time histories of 30 m
simply supported bridge are shown in Figs 3, 4 and 5, and max dynamic
displacements (MDDs) and computed dynamic factors (DFs) are listed in
Table 2 and compared in Fig. 6 and can be summarized as follows:
1) an increase of vehicle speed changes MDDs of different span
bridges slightly, but the higher MDD values occur at a velocity of 50
km/h;
2) increasing vehicle speed increases dynamic effects in some
degree for almost all the DFs of different span bridges have an
increasing trend while increasing vehicle speeds;
3) the max bridge displacements without considering the
electromagnetic force are smaller than those with the electromagnetic
force. The max values of dynamic displacements with electromagnetic
force are increased about 13.1% relative to those without
electromagnetic force. The comparison of results implies that the
electromagnetic force can increase the dynamic effects of the bridges
and should not be ignored in the LIM vehicle-bridge coupled analysis.
6. Field dynamic testing and analysis
6.1. Field dynamic testing
Field dynamic testing was performed in March 2009. Since dynamic
displacement measurement requires falsework to install the displacement
transducers, the tested bridge is selected based on a short pier bridge
span. Three WA type displacement transducers are installed on the bottom
of the box girder. The HBM MGCplus data acquisition system was used to
record dynamic displacement time-histories of the LIM train moving
across the bridge. Fig. 7 shows the WA style displacement transducer and
acquisition system.
Due to the tested bridge being located between two adjacent metro
stations, the measured velocities of LIM trains in the two directions
are in the range of 70-80 km/h. Many dynamic displacement time-histories
induced by moving LIM train were recorded. Typical measured dynamic
displacement time-histories are shown in Fig. 7.
6.2. Maximum dynamic displacements
The measured dynamic displacement time-histories are similar to the
theoretical results at velocities of 70 km/h and 80 km/h. The wave shape
changes of bogies moving
[FIGURE 7 OMITTED]
across the bridge are prominent in both theoretical and
experimental dynamic displacement time-histories. The theoretical and
experimental MDDs and DFs of the simply supported box girder bridge are
compared in Table 3. The measured max values of dynamic displacement are
in the range from 1.78 mm to 1.84 mm, which are smaller than the
calculated values and closer to those obtained by calculation without
electromagnetic force. It seems unreasonable since the real bridge
response contains the effect of the electromagnetic force. The main
reason was the lighter axis weights of real vehicle since passenger
numbers were not enough resulted in smaller static deformation of the
bridge. The other reason is that the actual rigidity of the bridge is
larger than theoretical. Consequently, the MDDs obtained by the in situ
tests are smaller than those of calculation.
6.3. Dynamic factors (DFs) analysis
Bridges are dynamically stressed by vehicles crossing over them.
The DF can be defined as the ratio of the max dynamic response to the
static response as follows:
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.]
where [micro] -impact factor; [R.sup.d] -max dynamic response;
[R.sup.s] max static response. The response value can be displacement or
stress.
In national and international of railway bridge standards, the DFs
are formulated on the basis of theoretical and experimental research,
which has demonstrated that span length L is one of the primary
parameters of affecting DF. DF formulas of several countries are
reviewed and listed in Table 4. Most of the formulas are based on the
heavy engine draught freight train. In addition, operating velocities of
typical passenger trains are higher than those of the LIM train.
Therefore, it is inappropriate to directly adopt these formulas for the
design or assessment of urban rail transit bridges because of their
highly conservative nature. DFs obtained by the various national codes
or standards are also shown in Table 3 for the 30 m simply supported
bridge.
Both theoretical and experimental dynamic displacement
time-histories of bridges on the Guangzhou metro line 4 were obtained.
By using Eq (7), the dynamic amplification factors 1 + [micro] are
obtained based on the theoretical and experimental dynamic
time-histories. The max static displacement was obtained from the
displacement-time history by curve fitting.
As shown in Table 2 and Table 3, the calculated values of DFs with
electromagnetic force are larger than those without electromagnetic
force. The measured DFs of the 30 m simply supported PC box bridge of
Guangzhou metro line 4 ranges from 1.045 to 1.10. The theoretical
results show good agreement with those from testing, and both are less
than the design value: 1 + [micro] =1+9.6/L+30=1.16 and those provided
by railway code values of most countries. Due to the characteristics of
less axis weight, lower moving speed etc, the dynamic amplification
factor should be less than that of traditional railway bridges. Thus, on
the basis of the LIM vehicle-bridge interaction analysis and testing
studies of typical bridges in Guangzhou metro line 4, and combination of
China railway bridge design and assessment codes, a formula for
determination of the DF is proposed as follows:
1 + [micro] =1+9.6/L+30. (8)
For example, for L = 30 m, the calculated value of DF using Eq (8)
is: 1 + [micro] =1+8.8/30+30=1.147. This value is larger than all of the
theoretical and experimental results of Guangzhou metro line 4, and less
than that of formula of China railway bridge codes.
7. Conclusions
On the basis of analysis of electromagnetic force, the equation of
LIM vehicle-bridge interaction is derived in terms of the principle of
total potential energy with a stationary value in elastic system
dynamics. A special dynamic analysis program based on the MATLAB
language was developed for LIM vehicle-bridge interaction. Good
agreement was obtained between theoretical and experimental dynamic
responses.
The calculated analysis results show that the electromagnetic force
can increase the bridge vertical dynamic response. The electromagnetic
force cannot be neglected in the dynamic analysis of LIM vehicle-bridge
interaction. Because the LIM train has less axis weight, lower moving
speed etc., the DFs based on referenced railway codes or highway codes
are shown to be conservative. Adopting the proposed formula for dynamic
factor is considered to be more appropriate and the proposed equation
can be used for the development of bridge design criteria for urban rail
transit.
Acknowledgments
The work described in this paper was supported by grants from the
National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project No. 50808175) and
Guangzhou Metro Company (Project No. J4KCO37).
doi: 10.3846/bjrbe.2011.24
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Received 29 September 2010; accepted 7 March 2011
Xu-hui He (1), Andrew Scanlon (2), Peng Li (3)
(1) School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha
410075, Hunan, China
(2) Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pennsylvania State
University, State college 16802, PA, USA
(3) Fujian Academy of Building Research, Fuzhou 35000, Fujian,
China
E-mails: (1) xuhuihe@ csu.edu.cn; (2) axs21@psu.edu; (3)
Leepeng1983@163.com
Table 1. Main calculation parameters of LIM vehicle
Vehicle parameters Value
Full length 18.37
of a coach L, m
Distance between two bogies 2s, m 11.14
Distance between two wheelsets 2d, m 2
Mass of car body [M.sub.c], t 33.45
Mass of bogie [M.sub.t], t 2.85
Mass of wheelset [M.sub.w], t 1.15
Primary vertical spring stifness 350
[k.sub.p], kN/m
Pitch mass moment of car body 1500
[J.sub.c], t[m.sup.2]
Pitch mass moment of bogie 7
[J.sub.t], t[m.sup.2]
Secondary vertical spring stifness 300
[k.sub.s], kN/m
Vertical distance of secondary 0.46
spring to center of bogie [h.sub.2], m
Primary vertical dashpot Cs , kNs/m 100
Secondary vertical dashpot C. , kNs/m 30
Design value of air gap d0, mm 10
Table 2. Comparison of theoretical dynamic responses with
electromagnetic force
Velocity, Span, m/section height, m
km/h 20/1.7 25/1.7 27.5/1.7 30/1.7 32.5/1.7
40 MDD 0.6379 1.2418 1.6507 2.1406 2.7183
DF 1.1012 1.0929 1.0902 1.0892 1.0857
50 MDD 0.6511 1.2652 1.6798 2.1747 2.7562
DF 1.1018 1.0930 1.0913 1.0898 1.0863
60 MDD 0.6362 1.2360 1.6407 2.1240 2.6916
DF 1.1025 1.0933 1.0918 1.0903 1.0869
70 MDD 0.6353 1.2330 1.6356 2.1154 2.6779
DF 1.1029 1.0937 1.0922 1.0908 1.0871
80 MDD 0.6345 1.2301 1.6305 2.1069 2.6643
DF 1.1037 1.0940 1.0928 1.0912 1.0875
90 MDD 0.6337 1.2271 1.6252 2.0918 2.6501
DF 1.1044 1.0945 1.0934 1.0915 1.0881
100 MDD 0.6327 1.2239 1.6196 2.0824 2.6355
DF 1.1048 1.0949 1.0938 1.0927 1.0886
Table 3. Comparison of theoretical and experimental dynamic responses
Without electromagnetic With electromagnetic
Velocity, force force
km/h MDD, mm DF MDD, mm DF
40 1.884 1.046 2.1406 1.0892
50 1.898 1.058 2.1747 1.0898
60 1.883 1.072 2.1240 1.0903
70 1.876 1.068 2.1154 1.0908
80 1.874 1.066 2.1069 1.0912
90 1.869 1.065 2.0918 1.0915
1.865 1.067 2.0824 1.0927
Velocity, Experimental value
km/h MDD, mm DF
40 -- --
50 -- --
60 -- --
70 1.78-1.84 1.045-1.10
80
90 -- --
-- --
Table 4. Different DFs formulas of railway bridges codes of
different countries
Codes name DFs formula
or country
China 1+ 12/30 + L
Japan l + [K.sub.[alpha]] a + 10/65 + 1
British BS5400 0.73 + 12.16/[squarerroot of (L-0.2)]
Former Soviet Union 1+ 12 20 + 1
German DS804 0.82 + 1-44/[square root of (L-0.2)]
USA L [greater than or equal to] 24.4m
1.234 + 1,646/L-9.15
Codes name Vehicle DFs value
or country speed, km/h (L = 30 m)
China [less than or equal to] 140 1.200
Japan [less than or equal to] 130 1.270
British BS5400 [less than or equal to] 160 1.125
Former Soviet Union [less than or equal to] 200 1.200
German DS804 [less than or equal to] 160 1.084
USA -- 1.313