Influence Analysis of Cell Plate Length to Slab Track Vertical Dynamic Response

A vehicle-track-subgrade coupling vibration system model was proposed to analysis the influence of cell plate length to slab track vertical dynamic response. The model was built with finite element method, rail was modeled as space beam element, both track plate and base plate were modeled as shell element, the vertical connections between rail, slab and subgrade were modeled as spring-damper element. The results show that with the cell plate length increases, the vertical vibration displacement of rail, track plate and base plate have decreasing tendency; the vertical vibration acceleration of rail has increasing tendency; the vertical vibration acceleration of track plate and base plate have decreasing tendency.