The Elastic-Analysis-Based Study on the Internal Force and Deformation of the Double-System Composite Guideway

To fill the gaps in the theoretical research on the internal force and deformation of the DSCG, the development law of the internal force and deformation of DSCG was explored in conjunction with the theory of elastic analysis. In addition, a finite element model was established to validate the calculation results. The results showed that using different pre-stressing increment calculation methods affected the calculation results of the composite interface deformation, with the equivalent section method accounting for 0.74% and the principle of the virtual work method for 0.03%. On the other hand, the development of internal forces and deformations in the DSCG was closely related to the magnitude of the load forms and axle weights. At the same time, material non-linearity had less influence on these factors. Finally, the development patterns of the internal forces and deformations of the DSCG with different spans were similar. The specific values were closely related to the span of the guideway, and the interfacial slip, axial force, and deflection of the DSCG with span L = 25 m were 0.60, 0.41, and 0.23 times those of the DSCG with span L = 35 m, respectively. The conclusions of this paper fill the gaps in the theoretical study of multi-system guideways.