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A computational procedure for prediction of ballasted track profile degradation under railway traffic loading

Publicated to: PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART F-JOURNAL OF RAIL AND RAPID TRANSIT. 230 (8): 1812-1827 - 2016-11-01 230(8), DOI: 10.1177/0954409715615374

Authors:

Nguyen, K; Villalmanzo, DI; Goicolea, JM; Gabaldon, F
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ADIF, C Titan 4-6 - Author
Eduardo Torroja Construct Sci Inst, Dept Construct, C Serano Galvache 4 - Author
Grupo de Mecánica Computacional. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
Tech Univ Madrid, Sch Civil Engn, Dept Continuum Mech & Struct - Author
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Abstract

A computational procedure is developed in the present paper, allowing the prediction of the ballasted track profile degradation under railway traffic loading. In this procedure, an integration of the short-term and long-term mechanical processes of track deterioration is taken into account, using a track degradation model. This degradation model is incorporated into a finite element code where two modes of calculation are implemented: the implicit mode'' concerns the short-term track deterioration, in which the hypoplastic model is used for the ballast layer and the dynamic response to an instantaneous train axle passage is obtained to serve as input data for the explicit mode'', which concerns the simulation of long-term track deterioration, using the accumulation model for ballast layer. The whole procedure is illustrated on the prediction of the ballasted track profile degradation of a track section of 100 m. The results show a significant influence of the type of track geometry defects and the vehicle velocity on the evolution of track deterioration and the capability of the proposed procedure in reproducing the track profile degradation.
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Keywords

Accumulation modelDeteriorationHypoplasticityIntegrationModelSandSettlementSoilsStrain accumulationTrack settlementVehicle-track interaction

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART F-JOURNAL OF RAIL AND RAPID TRANSIT due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2016, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Mechanical Engineering.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-24:

  • Google Scholar: 18
  • WoS: 20
  • Scopus: 21
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-24:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 31 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/41318/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 439
  • Downloads: 650
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (NGUYEN, GIA KHANH) and Last Author (GABALDON CASTILLO, FELIPE).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been NGUYEN, GIA KHANH.

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Awards linked to the item

The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion of the Spanish Government through subprogram INNPACTO and project VIADINTEGRA (reference IPT-370000-2010-012) and to the support provided by ADIF and Technical University of Madrid, Spain. K. Nguyen would like to express his gratitude to AECID for a PhD grant during this study.
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