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Jain, A. (author), Metrikine, A. (author), Steenbergen, M.J.M.M. (author), van Dalen, K.N. (author)Railway transition zones (RTZs) experience higher rates of degradation compared to open tracks, which leads to increased maintenance costs and reduced availability. Despite existing literature on railway track assessment and maintenance, effective design solutions for RTZs are still limited. Therefore, a robust design criterion is required to...journal article 2024
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Jain, A. (author), van Dalen, K.N. (author), Metrikine, A. (author), Faragau, Andrei B. (author), Steenbergen, M.J.M.M. (author)ransition zones in railway tracks experience strong amplification of stress and strain fields due to the passage of train over inhomogeneity. The inhomogeneity in these zones can be attributed to changes in mechanical properties of material along the longitudinal direction of the track, and to displacement/traction discontinuities at interfaces...conference paper 2023
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Jain, A. (author), Metrikine, A. (author), Steenbergen, M.J.M.M. (author), van Dalen, K.N. (author)This comprehensive study addresses the persistent issue of railway transition zone degradation, evaluating the efficacy of the most commonly used mitigation measures and proposing a novel Safe Hull-Inspired Energy Limiting Design (SHIELD) of a transition structure. Firstly, this work assesses the traditional transition structures, including...journal article 2023
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Lu, Tao (author), Chen, Rong (author), Wang, Ping (author), Wu, Junwei (author), Steenbergen, M.J.M.M. (author)This work addresses the contribution of the wavelength composition of the spectrum of the rail support stiffness profile to the expected long-term settlement. To that aim, purely harmonic stiffness variations of different wavelength are studied. The frequency-domain model with a double periodicity level previously developed by the first and...journal article 2023
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de Oliveira Barbosa, J.M. (author), Faragau, Andrei B. (author), van Dalen, K.N. (author), Steenbergen, M.J.M.M. (author)Locations in railway tracks where significant variations of the track properties occur are subject to increased track deterioration. To successfully mitigate this, the mechanisms leading to the increased deterioration need to be understood. To this end, this work presents a non-linear constitutive law for a lattice model able to describe the...journal article 2022
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Steenbergen, M.J.M.M. (author)Different origination theories for squat-type rail defects are examined and confronted with experimental evidence. Based on the morphology of the three-dimensional defect crack pattern, with a leading crack directivity governed by the tangential stress history, it is shown that theories assuming dynamic wheel-rail interaction as a direct...journal article 2021
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Lu, T. (author), Metrikine, A. (author), Steenbergen, M.J.M.M. (author)A periodically supported beam on a visco-elastic half-space is considered to model the vibration of railway tracks. The viscosity of the half-space is assumed to be of the Kelvin-Voigt type. Making use of the concept of equivalent dynamic stiffness, the reaction of the half-space to the sleepers is replaced by a system of identical spring...journal article 2020
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Sadri, M. (author), Lu, T. (author), Steenbergen, M.J.M.M. (author)This study addresses the contribution of spatial variance in the railway track support stiffness to the expected long-term track degradation. Hereto, a novel frequency-domain model is developed with a double periodicity ‘layer’, capable of dealing with both sleeper periodicity and arbitrary non-uniformity in track properties. The model...journal article 2019
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Messaadi, M. (author), Steenbergen, M.J.M.M. (author)This study examines the properties of stratified surface layers on rails in service and presents a hypothesis explaining their origin. The stratified layer consists of a white etching top layer and a brown sublayer. The metallurgical composition and properties of this sublayer are found to match with that of globular bainite. The occurrence...journal article 2018
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Sadri, M. (author), Lu, T. (author), Zoeteman, A. (author), Steenbergen, M.J.M.M. (author)The long-term behaviour of railway track has attracted increasing attention in recent years. Improvements in long-term structural performance reduce demands for maintenance and increase the continuous availability of railway lines. The focus of this paper is on the prediction of the sensitivity of a track design to long-term deterioration in...journal article 2018
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Hiensch, E.J.M. (author), Burgelman, Nico (author), Hoeding, Wouter (author), Linders, Mark (author), Steenbergen, M.J.M.M. (author), Zoeteman, A. (author)The extensive usage of railway infrastructure demands a high level of robustness, which can be achieved partly by considering (and managing) the track and rolling stock as one integral system with due attention to their interface. A growing number of infra managers consider, in this framework, the track-friendliness of vehicles that have...journal article 2018
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Sadri, M. (author), Steenbergen, M.J.M.M. (author)This paper studies the effect of railway track design parameters on the expected long-term degradation of track geometry. The study assumes a geometrically perfect and straight track along with spatial invariability, except for the presence of discrete sleepers. A frequency-domain two-layer model is used of a discretely supported rail coupled...journal article 2018
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Hiensch, E.J.M. (author), Steenbergen, M.J.M.M. (author)The concept of the rail damage function provides vital understanding of the operational performance of rail grades in terms of surface degradation. The present study extends this concept from conventional to premium pearlitic rail. This is done on the basis of both simulations of dynamic train-track interaction and field observations. Rolling...journal article 2018
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Steenbergen, M.J.M.M. (author)Spalling defects of a periodic nature are sometimes observed on heat-treated pearlitic steel rails. Defect properties suggest a relationship between maintenance grinding on a regular basis and the initiation of rolling contact fatigue (RCF). In this work, the effects of maintenance grinding are investigated experimentally for both standard...journal article 2016
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Steenbergen, M.J.M.M. (author), De Jong, E. (author), Zoeteman, A. (author)During train operation, geometrical irregularities develop in soil-supported ballasted railway tracks as a function of born tonnage. This form of degradation is combatted by periodic maintenance in the form of tamping by specially equipped trains in order to guarantee predefined levels of structural performance. The growth of irregular...conference paper 2015
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Steenbergen, M.J.M.M. (author), De Jong, E. (author), Zoeteman, A. (author)During train operation, geometrical irregularities develop in soil-supported ballasted railway tracks as a function of born tonnage. This form of degradation is combatted by periodic maintenance in the form of tamping by specially equipped trains in order to guarantee predefined levels of structural performance. The growth of irregular...conference paper 2015
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Steenbergen, M.J.M.M. (author)Publicatie gemaakt in het kader van de samenwerking tussen de Tweede Kamer, de KNAW, NWO, VNSU en de Jonge Akademie.report 2014
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Steenbergen, M.J.M.M. (author)A theory is presented explaining the origination and nature of squat defects on train rails. It is validated with the help of field observations and measurements and destructive microstructural analysis. The analysis involves and combines both metallurgical and mechanical aspects of the wheel-rail contact problem.conference paper 2012
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Steenbergen, M.J.M.M. (author)Short-wave irregularities in the wheel-rail interface are at the basis of track and vehicle damage and deterioration. On the short term, they result into high dynamic train-track interaction forces and a high energy input into the system that must be dissipated in the different system components or "levels", leading on its turn to progressive...doctoral thesis 2008