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China's High-Speed Rail Technology

An International Perspective

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  • © 2018

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Editors:
  1. Youtong Fang

    1. Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

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  2. Yuehong (Helen) Zhang

    1. Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

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  • The first book to comprehensively compare high-speed rail technologies in China and other countries
  • Includes the revealing insights of leading scholars from China, the UK, and Japan
  • Presents cutting-edge theories, techniques, and methodologies

Part of the book series: Advances in High-speed Rail Technology (ADVHIGHSPEED)

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Overview of High Speed Rail Technology Around the World

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Sustainability Development Strategy of China’s High-Speed Rail

      • Ping Tan, Ji-en Ma, Jing Zhou, You-tong Fang
      Pages 3-26

    3. Key Problems Faced in High-Speed Train Operation

      • Xue-song Jin
      Pages 27-45

    4. Background of Recent Developments of Passenger Railways in China, the UK and Other European Countries

      • Roderick A. Smith, Jing Zhou
      Pages 47-65

    5. Comparison of the Technologies of the Japanese Shinkansen and Chinese High-Speed Railways

      • Satoru Sone
      Pages 67-87

  3. Aerodynamics of High-Speed Rail

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. Unsteady Simulation for a High-Speed Train Entering a Tunnel

      • Xin-hua Li, Jian Deng, Da-wei Chen, Fang-fang Xie, Yao Zheng
      Pages 91-103

    3. Aerodynamic Modeling and Stability Analysis of a High-Speed Train Under Strong Rain and Crosswind Conditions

      • Xue-ming Shao, Jun Wan, Da-wei Chen, Hong-bing Xiong
      Pages 105-118

    4. Numerical Study on the Aerodynamic Performance and Safe Running of High-Speed Trains in Sandstorms

      • Hong-bing Xiong, Wen-guang Yu, Da-wei Chen, Xue-ming Shao
      Pages 119-132

    5. Influence of Aerodynamic Braking on the Pressure Wave of a Crossing High-Speed Train

      • Meng-ling Wu, Yang-yong Zhu, Chun Tian, Wei-wei Fei
      Pages 133-142

    6. A Numerical Approach to the Interaction Between Airflow and a High-Speed Train Subjected to Crosswind

      • Tian Li, Ji-ye Zhang, Wei-hua Zhang
      Pages 143-163

    7. Multi-objective Optimization Design Method of the High-Speed Train Head

      • Meng-ge Yu, Ji-ye Zhang, Wei-hua Zhang
      Pages 165-182

    8. Study on the Safety of Operating High-Speed Railway Vehicles Subjected to Crosswinds

      • Xin-biao Xiao, Liang Ling, Jia-yang Xiong, Li Zhou, Xue-song Jin
      Pages 183-209

  4. High-Speed Rail Infrastructure and Material Innovations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 211-211
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    2. A 2.5D Finite Element Approach for Predicting Ground Vibrations Generated by Vertical Track Irregularities

      • Xue-cheng Bian, Chang Chao, Wan-feng Jin, Yun-min Chen
      Pages 213-230

    3. Smart Elasto-Magneto-Electric (EME) Sensors for Stress Monitoring of Steel Structures in Railway Infrastructures

      • Yuan-feng Duan, Ru Zhang, Yang Zhao, Siu-wing Or, Ke-qing Fan, Zhi-feng Tang
      Pages 231-242

    4. Recent Research on the Track-Subgrade of High-Speed Railways

      • Ren-peng Chen, Jin-miao Chen, Han-lin Wang
      Pages 243-249

    5. Microstructure and Properties of Cold Drawing Cu-2.5% Fe-0.2% Cr and Cu-6% Fe Alloys

      • Guo-huan Bao, Yi Chen, Ji-en Ma, You-tong Fang, Liang Meng, Shu-min Zhao et al.
      Pages 251-262

    6. Microstructure and Hardness of Cu-12% Fe Composite at Different Drawing Strains

      • Xiao-pei Lu, Da-wei Yao, Yi Chen, Li-tian Wang, An-ping Dong, Liang Meng et al.
      Pages 263-276
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This book presents cutting-edge theories, techniques, and methodologies in the multidisciplinary field of high-speed railways, sharing the revealing insights of elite scholars from China, the UK and Japan. It demonstrates the achievements that have been made regarding high-speed rail technologies in China from all aspects, while also providing a macro-level comparative study of related technologies in different countries. The book offers a valuable resource for researchers, engineers, industrial practitioners, graduate students, and professionals in the fields of Vehicles, Traction Power Supplies, Materials, and Infrastructure.

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  • Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

    Youtong Fang, Yuehong (Helen) Zhang

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