Wind deflection analysis of railway catenary under crosswind based on nonlinear finite element model and wind tunnel test

• Published in: Mechanism and machine theory Vol. 168; p. 104608
• Main Authors: Song, Yang, Zhang, Mingjie, Øiseth, Ole, Rønnquist, Anders
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2022
• Subjects: Catenary; Contact wire; Crosswind; Electrified railway; Finite element; Wind deflection; Catenary; Crosswind; Electrified railway; Contact wire; Wind deflection; Finite element
• ISSN: 0094-114X; 1873-3999
• DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2021.104608

This paper evaluates the railway catenary's wind deflection under crosswind based on wind tunnel experiments and a nonlinear finite element model. A catenary model is constructed based on the absolute nodal coordinate formulation to describe the geometrical nonlinearity of the system. The aerod...