Print Email Facebook Twitter Using data analytics to understand why certain rail sections at the Dutch high-speed line are affected by RCF Title Using data analytics to understand why certain rail sections at the Dutch high-speed line are affected by RCF Author Schalk, Ricks (Mott MacDonald; Student TU Delft) Zoeteman, A. (TU Delft Integral Design & Management) Nunez, Alfredo (TU Delft Railway Engineering) Wolfert, A.R.M. (TU Delft Integral Design & Management; TU Delft Materials and Environment) Date 2017 Abstract This paper describes the use of big data for analysing Rolling Contact Fatigue (RCF) phenomena at the High Speed Line (HSL Zuid) in The Netherlands. The authors developed a data model to investigate the impacting parameters in train-track interaction. This has been done to gain more insight in the circumstances where RCF occurs and to conclude why some track sections are severely affected and others not.To evaluate the worst affected areas by RCF, the methodology included a bottom-up approach which focuses at the worst affected areas by RCF, developing a set of characteristic parameter values regarding different types of hotspots. The methodology has been applied for the Dutch High-speed line, where certain sections had been heavily affected by RCF. Findings concluded that slow running traffic through curves on a high-speed line is likely to contribute to the appearance of RCF. Subject High-Speed RailRail MaintenanceRolling StockData AnalyticsRolling Contact Fatigue (RCF) To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:39ec647a-8a00-4f0d-834b-2cfcb43178f5 DOI 10.25084/raileng.2017.0096 Source Proceedings of 14th International Railway Engineering-2017conference in Edinburgh, UK: 2017 Event 14th International Conference and Exhibition Railway Engineering 2017, 2017-06-20 → 2017-06-22, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights © 2017 Ricks Schalk, A. Zoeteman, Alfredo Nunez, A.R.M. Wolfert Files PDF doi_0096_submitter_0100_S ... _Ricks.pdf 1.08 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:39ec647a-8a00-4f0d-834b-2cfcb43178f5/datastream/OBJ/view