A multibody non-linear model of the post-derailment dynamics of a railway vehicle

• Published in: Vehicle system dynamics Vol. 62; no. 7; pp. 1848 - 1875
• Main Authors: Santelia, Matteo, Mazzeo, Francesco, Di Gialleonardo, Egidio, Melzi, Stefano, Bruni, Stefano
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 02.07.2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Bending moments; Derailment; derailment containment structure; Derailments; Finite element method; Impact loads; Multibody systems; post-derailment dynamics

This paper presents a multibody model of the post-derailment dynamics of a railway vehicle and its impact with a derailment containment wall (DCW) built aside the line and demonstrates the use of the model in the context of the structural sizing of devices intended to mitigate derailment effects. Wi...