Abstract:
In order to promote the development of the high-speed railway turnout industry, the academic research situation, problems, concrete countermeasures and development trend in the field of the international high-speed railway turnout were reviewed systematically, including the components selection and structures design idea, the high-speed train/turnout coupling dynamic analysis, the design method of jointless turnout on different track foundation, the reasonable stiffness and homogenization design, the switching analysis of long moveable rails, the dynamic and static strength analysis of key joint components, the dynamic performance test technology, the turnout plane alignment and structure design in diverging lines, turnout manufacturing and laying, turnout maintenance and management, etc. However, in order to adapt to the development of the future rail transit technology, the high-speed railway turnout industry is still facing severe technical challenges. For example, the next generation of the high-speed railway turnout has problems such as the adaptability in the complex environment, the whole life cycle of design, the wheel/rail matching and the optimization of the train-turnout dynamic performance, the RD and application of new materials and structures, the real-time acquisition and assessment of turnout condition parameters, the health management and fault prediction, the maintenance of capacity and effectiveness. In order to solve these problems, some cutting-edge technologies in advanced materials and manufacturing, intelligent and automation, big data and cloud computing, precision measurement and control, efficiency improvement, etc., need to be deeply integrated into the high-speed turnout system to enhance the original innovation ability of China in this field. Through the current situation and problem analysis, this review is expected to provide new perspectives and basic data for the academic research and technological innovation of the railway engineering disciplines.