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Number of fasteners in the tension angle's leg adjacent to the column.
The cross-section dimensions and the number of fasteners were defined as independent optimization variables.
These include varying the number of fasteners in the joint region as well as inclusion of bondline defects.
In following plot (see Figure 5) the computation time is plotted along Y axis, X axis corresponds to number of fasteners installed between joined parts.
The observed effective number of fasteners is lower for the joints with vhss dowels and depends also on the used wood species and the slenderness of dowels.
Also for the stiffness Kser, an effective number of fasteners for the joints with more than one dowel in a row could be observed.
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Even though lateral resistance is lost after 7 consecutive flawed fasteners, a higher number of failed fasteners must be considered in order to asses accurately the risk of derailment.
Open image in new window Fig. 8 Evolution of track lateral stiffness with the number of failed fasteners for passenger train (a) and freight train (b).
Also, a number of alternative fasteners are chosen and investigated for comparison with those that are currently specified for trusses' connections.
Open image in new window Fig. 10 Evolution of the derailment coefficient with the number of failed fasteners for passenger train (a) and freight train (b) in the studied scenarios.
However, if the number of failed fasteners is high enough and the track losses its lateral resistance along a certain distance, the derailment coefficient may exceed the limit value, affecting the train safety.
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