振動する軌道上の１／１０模型車両試験 Experiments of 1 to 10 Scale Model Vehicle Being on Vibrating Track

Abstract

It is essential to study the reduction of damage to the railway vehicle caused by natural disasters. A 1:10 scale model vehicle is made for various tests such as an overturning test, which is almost impossible to be performed with a full-scale model. Large displacement shaking tests in the lateral direction, in which the model vehicle can derail or overturn, are carried out using the shaking table. It is found that the shape of the structure under the vehicle floor affects the amplitude value by which the vehicle may overturn. This suggests that there is some possibility which the resilience for overturning can be improved if the vehicle's parameters are set appropriately.