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152 CHAPTER 6 Failure analysis of concrete sleepers/bearers
FIGURE 6.25
Finite-element modeling of turnout bearer. (a) Bearer model. (b) Loading on rail pads.
Table 6.4 Theoretical Loading Pressure for Respective Rail Seat Loads
Method Rail Seat Load (kN) Rail Seat Pressure (MPa)
Three adjacent method 147.5 8.785
BOEF model 103.25 6.149
AREA method 144.55 8.609
ORE method 156.35 9.312
