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Smart Green Technology in Railway Engineering

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2024) | Viewed by 1186

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School of Mechanical Engineering, Changwon National University, Changwon 51140, Republic of Korea
Interests: railway engineering; ultrasonic NDE/SHM (structural health monitoring); theoretical analysis; prognostic study; solid mechanics; structural analysis; applied mechanics; nonlinear ultrasonic
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School of Mechanical Engineering, Changwon National University, Changwon 51140, Republic of Korea
Interests: railway engineering; railway safety; crashworthiness; fire safety; fatigue life prediction; design optimization; design sensitivity analysis; transient dynamics

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Dear Colleagues,

We are inviting submissions for the Special Issue on Smart Green Technology in Railway Engineering.

Railroad technology continues to develop and has become an essential element of modern life. Trains with continuous high speeds and driving performances suitable for various environments are being developed and used as key means of transportation globally. Recently, with the climate crisis, there has been a shift towards technologies utilizing eco-friendly and alternative energy, and related research is being actively conducted. In particular, research results on research topics such as hydrogen energy, eco-friendly train-driving technology, real-time maintenance, fuel cells for trains, and the improvement of driving safety are receiving significant attention from related researchers.

In this Special Issue, we aim to include various research results related to the railway system, including various eco-friendly and alternative energy utilization technologies. We welcome review papers as well as relevant theoretical and experimental research papers on relevant topics.

Prof. Dr. Jaesun Lee
Prof. Dr. Hong-Lae Jang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • smart railway
  • green technology
  • eco-friendly railway
  • fuel cell
  • railway safety

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Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a Temporary Bridge Connector Consisting of an Upper Bearing Block–Lower Pin Configuration
by Hong-Lae Jang, Chae-Hee Han, Ri-Ha Kim, Dae-Youl Park and Sung-Yong Kim
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(5), 2012; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14052012 - 29 Feb 2024
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In this study, the structural details of a hinge connection for steel girder segments were developed to improve the process of rapid and easy construction. In the connector developed in this study (referred to as the “speedBridge” hereafter), the compression load exerted on [...] Read more.
In this study, the structural details of a hinge connection for steel girder segments were developed to improve the process of rapid and easy construction. In the connector developed in this study (referred to as the “speedBridge” hereafter), the compression load exerted on the upper flange is resisted by two bearing blocks in contact with each other, and the tensile force on the bottom flange is resisted by the hinge structure installed at the lower part of the steel girder. The structural behavior of the developed connection was investigated experimentally. It was shown that the developed connection details could develop an excellent connection plastic rotation of 5% rad without fracture. The test specimen developed initial stiffness in accordance with elementary beam theory for a supported beam. The maximum load reached 110% of the plastic moment of the beam. Finite element analysis was conducted to comprehend the load transfer path, and the results demonstrated that the hinge connection exhibited sufficient stiffness and strength, exceeding the bending capacity of the beam under tension without any signs of the failure modes considered in the design procedure. Full article
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