Mud pumping under rail tracks: from Micromechanics to Predictions

铁轨下的泥浆泵送：从微观力学到预测

• 批准号: DP240102765
• 负责人: Prof Ha Bui
• 金额: $ 34.32万
• 依托单位: Monash University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2024-01-01 至 2026-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP240102765
• 关键词: Mud; pumping; under; rail; tracks

Mud pumping under rail tracks is identified as the most frequent issue causing the degradation of rail tracks and increasing their ongoing maintenance cost across Australia and worldwide. This project aims to further the understanding of mud pumping mechanisms across different scales. A novel combined experiment-computational approach will be developed to observe, analyse and link different material properties and external conditions governing the mud pumping process. It will lead to better criteria for mud pumping and numerical tools for field scale failure analysis and risk assessments. The expected outcomes include the enhanced capability to assess the integrity and stability of rail tracks and better design criteria against mud pumping.

铁轨下的泥浆泵送被认为是导致铁轨退化并增加澳大利亚和全球铁轨持续维护成本的最常见问题。该项目旨在进一步了解不同尺度的泥浆泵送机制。将开发一种新颖的实验-计算相结合的方法来观察、分析和链接不同的材料特性和控制泥浆泵送过程的外部条件。它将带来更好的泥浆泵标准以及用于现场规模故障分析和风险评估的数值工具。预期成果包括增强评估铁轨完整性和稳定性的能力以及更好的泥浆泵设计标准。