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Yuning Wu1, Keping Zhang1, Peng Zhang1
1Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA.
Abstract:
Important characteristics of a zero-group velocity (ZGV) mode in a standard rail are investigated through numerical simulation and experiment. First, the semi-analytical finite element analysis is implemented to compute dispersion curves for the rail structure and the first ZGV point is identified. Backward waves are identified through opposing senses of group and phase velocities. Next, a time-dependent finite element model is used to understand the dynamic response of the rail. Finally, experimental measurements confirm that ZGV modes in rail structures are formed through interferences between two opposite-traveling waves, which is analogous to the S1-S2b ZGV Lamb mode in plate structures.
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