Horizontally curved beams subjected to a moving mass do experience a time-varying axial
force due to the in-plane centrifugal action of the inertial accelerations. The current study …

In this study, the forced and free vibrations of a laminated curved beam under moving loads
are analyzed. Also, a detailed parametric analysis is performed to clarify the influence of …

This paper presents a semi-analytical solution to free and forced vibrations of a pinned–
pinned Euler-Bernoulli curved beam, and extends it into train-track spatial interactions. The …

This paper deals with the in-plane dynamics of Horizontally Curved Beams (HCBs)
supported by a visco-elastic foundation under the excitation induced by a moving mass …

This paper investigates the use of straight-beam elements to simulate the vibration of curved
beams that is mathematically more challenging. First, analytical solutions of the out-of-plane …

In this paper, the dynamic behavior of Horizontally Curved Beams (HCBs) resting on an
elastic foundation and subjected to a moving mass is investigated. The governing coupled …

Purpose Maglev train travel is an efficient, modern and unconventional mode of
transportation of passengers that has many advantages over the conventional railway …

Presented herein is a novel computational approach using the moving element method
(MEM) for simulating the dynamic response of Mindlin plate resting on a viscoelastic …

To accurately and efficiently investigate the influence of the viscoelastic-plastic dynamic
properties of rail pads on curved rail vibration characteristics, a spatial model of an infinitely …

In this article, the dynamic analysis of three-dimensional high-speed train-track model is
carried out using moving element method. The train comprises a car-body supported by a …