Assessment of the condition of a railway track based on finite element

Abstract

This article discusses the use of finite element (FE) modeling to analyze the characteristics of a railway track. Graphs of spatial displacements of rail and sleeper nodes are provided, and an analysis of maximum displacements at different points in time is performed. In conclusion, the importance of the obtained results for further study of the dependence of stresses on deformations of track elements is noted, which contributes to optimization of design and improvement of the reliability of railway infrastructure.