Real Herráiz, Julia Irene; Morales-Ivorra, Silvia; Zamorano-Martín, Clara; Soler Basauri, Vicente(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2015)
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the development of the railway system. Despite the huge benefits of railways, one of the main drawbacks of this mode of transport is vibrations caused by vehicles ...
Martínez-Acevedo, José Conrado; Rodríguez-Plaza, Miguel; Zamorano-Martín, Clara; Ribes-Llario, Fran; Real Herráiz, Julia Irene(IOSR Journals, 2016)
[EN] The accelerations induced by different vehicles in the track are studied in the frequency domain from data collected in an extensive measurement campaign in the high speed line Madrid-Barcelona-French Border. In the ...
Real Herráiz, Julia Irene; Sánchez Bernabé, María de la Encarnación; Real-Herraiz, Teresa Pilar; Sánchez, F.J.; Zamorano-Martín, Clara(Techno-Press, 2012)
Concrete sleepers are essential components of the conventional railway. As support elements, sleepers are always subjective to a variety of time-dependent loads attributable to the train operations, either wheel or rail ...
Montalbán-Domingo, Laura; Zamorano-Martín, Clara; Real Herráiz, Julia Irene; Gómez del Rey, Laura(Springer-Verlag, 2018)
[EN] Two track gauges coexist in Spain, the Iberian gauge (1668 mm) and the international gauge (1435 mm). Solutions applied on the track were considered to improve the interoperability in Spain. First solution proposed ...
Real Herráiz, Julia Irene; Zamorano-Martín, Clara; Real-Herraiz, Teresa Pilar; Morales-Ivorra, Silvia(SciELO, 2016)
[EN] Important track degradation occurs in structure-embankment transitions, in which an abrupt change in track vertical stiffness arises, leading to a reduction in passengers comfort and safety. Although granular wedges ...
Ribes-Llario, Fran; Marzal-Romeu, Silvia; Zamorano-Martín, Clara; Real Herráiz, Julia Irene(Hindawi Limited, 2017)
[EN] Transmission of train-induced vibrations to buildings located in the vicinity of the track is one of the main negative externalities of railway transport, since both human comfort and the adequate functioning of ...
Montalbán Domingo, María Laura; Zamorano-Martín, Clara; Morales-Ivorra, Silvia; Real Herráiz, Julia Irene(2015)
Different track typologies compel different dynamic behaviors. Thus, the sleepers' material can play a key role in the wheel-rail contact forces and vibration generation phenomena. Furthermore, this situation can be increased ...
Ribes-Llario, Fran; Zamorano-Martín, Clara; Morales-Ivorra, Silvia; Real Herráiz, Julia Irene(JVE International Ltd., 2016)
[EN] Resonance is a phenomenon of utmost importance in railways engineering, leading to vast damages both in track and vehicles. Thus, to avoid the undesired effect of resonance, it must be studied, understood and predicted. ...