Railway dynamic loading on embankment

I would like to ask the community... What is the best way to model a dynamic loading of a passing railway on an embankment. Any geotechnical engineering software would be ok.

Soil Mechanics / Geotechnical Design Dams & Embankments

Asked 01/04/2021 12:16, updated: 06/04/2021 11:53

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Micha Van der Sloot

09/09/2023 10:56 *

Hi,

PLAXIS 3D has nice capabilities to do this. On Bentley Communities you can find the info you need:

A video how this works: https://communities.bentley.com/products/geotech-analysis/w/plaxis-soilvision-wiki/45897/how-to-model-moving-loads-to-simulate-train-induced-vibrations
And a case study from the German Highspeed Rail: https://communities.bentley.com/products/geotech-analysis/w/plaxis-soilvision-wiki/45475/3d-modelling-of-train-induced-moving-loads-on-an-embankment

Kind regards,

Micha van der Sloot
PLAXIS | Bentley Systems

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Railway dynamic loading on embankment

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Micha Van der Sloot