Optimización y análisis de comportamiento de sistemas de sujeción para vías de ferrocarril de alta velocidad española

Abstract

The new Spanish High Speed Railways (AVE) involve, regarding its predecessor, Madrid-Seville line, an increase in the maximum speed, going from 280-300 km / h of the original line to 350 km / h that expects in the new routes. This speedup produces greater efforts that affect the superstructure of the track and, therefore, resizing of all design parameters of the track is required. The fastening system is among the components of the superstructure. This system is made up of a set of small track pieces that fasten the rail to the sleeper giving structural continuity to the track. The fastening system is becoming more important because of this greater efforts caused by the increased speeds, becoming a key element of the track superstructure. The aim of this thesis is, first, to find the optimum fastening system that well suits the requirements set by the administration in the "Terms for the supply of fasteners" for high speed railways. Secondly, this thesis, once the system has defined; analyzes the behaviour of the fastening, both from the point of view of individual component, and from a global perspective. This analysis includes all the important properties of the system, from the mechanical properties, whether static or dynamic, to the electrical properties, besides the hardness and deterioration. Also, the possible changes undergone for these properties depending of external parameters, such as the environmental measure, and own internal parameters of the fastening system were studied