• DocumentCode
    2379880
  • Title

    Effects of the DC stray currents on subway tunnel structures evaluated by FEM analysis

  • Author

    Brenna, M. ; Dolara, A. ; Leva, S. ; Zaninelli, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Energy, Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    25-29 July 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    7
  • Abstract
    In order to verify possible corrosion effects due to DC stray currents caused by surface tramway lines, the average difference of potential between the metallic structures of subway tunnels and the ground has been evaluated. A Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis has been performed considering the geometrical structures, the properties of materials used for the tunnel construction, and the real vehicle traffic.
  • Keywords
    electric locomotives; finite element analysis; railway electrification; DC stray currents; FEM analysis; corrosion effects; finite element method analysis; geometrical structures; metallic structures; subway tunnel structures; surface tramway lines; vehicle traffic; Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis; Stray current; tramway and subway transportation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2010 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Minneapolis, MN
  • ISSN
    1944-9925
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6549-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1944-9925
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PES.2010.5589590
  • Filename
    5589590