TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Method for Running Safety Assessment of Railway Vehicles Against Structural Vibration Displacement During Earthquakes
JO  - Quarterly report of the railway technical research institute of Japan
A1  - Luo, Xianghua
A1  - Miyamoto, T.
SP  - 129
EP  - 135
VL  - 48
IS  - 3
N2  - In this paper, the authors discuss the behavior of railroad cars and vehicles that are subjected to seismic motion. A Running Safety Assessment (RSA) is conducted based on the Peak Velocity (PV) index and the Spectral Intensity (SI) index. The SI is an energy-related frequency-domain index reflecting the output intensity of the vehicle?s response. The PV index, on the other hand, is a time-domain index reflecting the intensity, or peak velocity, acting on the vehicle. The characteristics of the SI and PV assessment indices corresponding to a range of seismic motions are then compared. The results indicate that the SI index is more appropriate than the PV index in terms of accuracy and stability of assessment. A nomogram or graph for RSA corresponding to different ground classifications and denoting danger areas is also presented.<p />
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SN  - 0033-9008
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -