| Title: | Application and comparison of non-contact vibration monitoring methods for concrete railway sleepers |
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| Authors: | ID Kovačič, Boštjan (Author)
ID Toplak, Sebastian (Author)
ID Paar, Rinaldo (Author)
ID Lubej, Samo (Author) |
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| Files: |  applsci-12-12875.pdf (6,49 MB)
MD5: 02BD2A9DC7F9975CBF856451AC12EAA5
 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/24/12875
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Article |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | FGPA - Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Architecture
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| Abstract: | This paper describes the non-contact vibration monitoring of prestressed reinforced concrete railway sleepers. The monitoring was carried out using physical measuring equipment consisting of a seismograph and geophones, a robotic total station (RTS) and scanning laser Doppler vibrometry (SLDV) equipment. Measurements of the dynamic response of sleepers to the dynamic loading induced by the running of train sets provides data that give an insight into the actual state of the sleeper structure at the moment when it is most stressed. The main objective of the study was to identify the most appropriate form of monitoring to monitor events related to the occurrence of cracks in the rail sill, which can also be caused by the impact of vibration. As is well-known, monitoring the dynamic response of railway sleepers is very important for the sustainable management and maintenance of railway lines. The vibration analysis was carried out in the field on the Ormož–Ptuj section of the railway line, in Velika Nedelja and in the laboratory of the UM FGPA, where the vibration was simulated using a hydraulic kit with a static and pulsed force of 100 kN. Several cycles of measurement were carried out and the results were compared with the results of the field monitoring. The vibration parameters measured for the concrete sleepers are necessary to develop a realistic dynamic model of the railway line, which will be able to predict its response to impact loads and the possible occurrence of damage, as has recently been observed for concrete sleepers in several European Union countries. |
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| Keywords: | monitoring, measurement equipment, railway line, displacements, deformations |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Submitted for review: | 14.10.2022 |
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| Article acceptance date: | 08.12.2022 |
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| Publication date: | 15.12.2022 |
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| Publisher: | MDPI |
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| Year of publishing: | 2022 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 1-19 |
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| Numbering: | issue 24, Vol. 12 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-92025  |
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| UDC: | 620.1/.2 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2076-3417 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 134454787 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/app122412875 |
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| Copyright: | © 2022 by the authors |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 12.03.2025 |
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| Categories: | Misc.
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