Development of Viscoelastic Multi-Body Simulation and Impact Response Analysis of a Ballasted Railway Track under Cyclic Loading

Simulation of a large number of deformable bodies is often difficult because complex high-level modeling is required to address both multi-body contact and viscoelastic deformation. This necessitates the combined use of a discrete element method (DEM) and a finite element method (FEM). In this study...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Nishiura, Hide Sakaguchi, Akira Aikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-06-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/10/6/615