Title of article
Static Analysis of Railway Overheads Considering Pantograph Effect
Author/Authors
Demir, Abdullah Civil Engineering Department - Middle East Technical University
Pages
10
From page
47
To page
56
Abstract
This article is concerned with the static analysis of structural cables used
in railway overheads. Structural analysis computer program named
ANSYS is used for analysis. Two effects are considered in the analysis.
First one is the bending behavior effect of cables. BEAM188 in addition
to LINK10 and LINK180 is used to see the difference in case of additional
bending effect. Besides, LINK10 and LINK180 is also compared. Second
one is the effect of pantograph. Pantograph is modelled as a contact
element instead of a force. Accordingly, some sample cable systems
similar to railway overhead are analyzed.
Keywords
Railway overheads , Structural cable , Sliding contacts , Nonlinear analysis
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2016
Record number
2469447
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