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Content
Introduction
Motivations and Objectives
Experimental Results
Numerical Study
Summary
Future Work
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Kapoor and
Johnson, 1994
a.
b.
c.
d.
< y
Pure elastic deformation
y < < EL Elastic shakedown
EL < < PL Plastic shakedown
> PL
ratcheting = accumulation of plastic
deformation
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Rail degradation
Stress level >
plastic
shakedown limit
Std HH
Std C
HE HT
ratcheting
Ratcheting strain
> ductility limit
HE1
Initiation of rail
degradation. i.e.
fatigue cracks
HE2
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Objectives
To investigate ratcheting behaviour in lab
conditions
To quantify plastic ratcheting
To investigate ratcheting performance in
practice
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Materials
Three high strength pearlitic rail steels
Rail
C (%)
Si (%)
Mn (%)
LAHT
0.8
0.7
0.95
0.4
HE1
1.0
0.5
0.7
0.2
HE2
0.85
0.55
0.55
Cr (%)
0.005
500
Hardness HV (kg/mm )
450
Hardness HV (kg/mm )
S (%)
0.014
500
400
350
LAHT
HE1
HE2
300
250
P (%)
14
21
28
35
450
400
350
LAHT
HE1
HE2
0
180
300
90
180
270
360
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Solid specimen
Tubular specimen
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1500
1200
900
1100
600
1000
900
300
0
LAHT
HE1
HE2
800
700
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
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Elastic
Modulus
(GPa)
Nominal
yield
strength
(MPa)
Ultimate
tensile
strength
(MPa)
Elongation
at failure
(%)
Reduction
of area (%)
LAHT
212
1000
1446
11.3
35.87
HE1
203
850
1429
8.5
14.71
HE2
212
905
1384
12
39.5
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(MPa)
1200
Stress amlitude a
1050
Mean Stress
HE1
HE2
900
100
0
-100
20
40
60
80
100
N (cycles)
Biaxial compression-torsion
stress cycling loading paths
10
0.0
HE1
-0.5
-0.7
-1.0
-1.4
r (%)
r (%)
LAHT
-1.5
Loading Path:
Linear
Oblique
Butterfly
-2.0
-2.5
20
60
Loading Path:
Linear
Oblique
Butterfly
-2.8
Rectangular
Elliptical
40
-2.1
80
-3.5
100
20
N (cycles)
Rectangular
Elliptical
40
60
80
100
N (cycles)
N r
N d r dN
0.0
HE2
r (%)
-0.7
-1.4
-2.1
-2.8
-3.5
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Loading Path:
Linear
Oblique
Butterfly
0
20
Rectangular
Elliptical
40
60
N (cycles)
80
100
11
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Non-proportional parameter
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Calibration of material
parameters
Material constants and
From monotonic tensile tests
p
i
1400
LAHT
i = 1, 2, 3....10
=
i
ip
ri = i i 1 i +1 i
p p
ip+1 ip
i 1
i
1200
1000
800
600
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
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Calibration of material
parameters
Control parameter
1200
eq
a = A1 + A2 [1 exp( N )]
1050
Saturated Isotropic
deformation resistance
for = 0 and = 1
a (MPa)
Qsa 0 = Q0 ( eq
a | N =1 A1 A2 )
900
600
trial-error
LAHT
HE1
HE2
750
20
40
60
80
100
N (cycles)
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Numerical Results
Monotonic tensile test
Axial Stress (MPa)
1500
1200
900
600
Exp. Simu.
LAHT
HE1
HE2
300
0
0.0
0.6
1.2
1.8
2.4
3.0
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Numerical Results
Rectangular loading path
Experiments
1000
Simulations
1000
Loading cycle, N
(MPa)
1/2
0
-500
st
-1000
Loading cycle, N
500
1/2
(MPa)
500
Simulation
1 cyc
th
100 cyc
-3.5
-2.8
LAHT
LAHT
-2.1
HE1
HE1
-1.4
-500
st
HE2
HE2
-0.7
-1000
0.0
1 cyc
th
100 cyc
-3.5
(%)
-2.8
LAHT
LAHT
-2.1
HE1
HE1
-1.4
HE2
HE2
-0.7
0.0
(%)
18
0.0
LAHT
HE1
-0.7
-0.9
-1.8
-2.1 Exp.
-2.8
-3.5
0
r (%)
r (%)
-1.4
Simu.
Linear
Oblique
Rectangular
Butterfly
Elliptical
20
40
Exp. Simu.
-2.7
Linear
Oblique
Rectangular
Butterfly
Elliptical
-3.6
60
80
-4.5
100
20
N (cycles)
40
60
80
100
N (cycles)
0.0
Overprediction /
underprediction < 10%
HE2
-0.9
-1.8
r (%)
Quantification of
ratcheting with acceptable
accuracy
Exp.
-2.7
Simu.
Linear
Oblique
Rectangular
Butterfly
Elliptical
-3.6
-4.5
20
40
60
80
100
N (cycles)
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Summary - Experiment
Ratcheting behaviour of three high strength rail
steels was studied experimentally
All three rail steels features cyclic softening before
reaching stabilization
LAHT steel has a better resistance to ratcheting
than 2 HE steels in the lab condition
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Future Work
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Thank you
Questions ???
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