Ballastless Track Slab Study Reveals Impact of Temperature Stress on Infrastructure
The researchers measured temperatures on ballastless track slabs to understand how they change throughout the day. They found that the top surface of the slabs can be up to 16℃ hotter than the local temperature, while the bottom surface can be up to 3℃ hotter. The temperature difference between the top and bottom surfaces is around 10-13℃. They also calculated the warping stresses and deformations of the slabs, with general-slabs having smaller warping deformations than frame-slabs. The maximum warping stresses for general-slabs and frame-slabs were 1.81 MPa and 1.51 MPa respectively.