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Item Application of Computational Mechanics Approaches for Increasing of Tribosystem Operational Parameters by using Plasma Hardening Method(Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland, 2021) Kopylov, Viacheslav; Kuzin, Oleg A.; Kuzin, Nickolai O.EN: On the basis of the mathematical model of the continual description of functionalgradient metal systems, taking into account their structure, a computational computer scheme has been developed that makes it possible to assess the stress-strain state of local volumes of parts taking into account their spatial inhomogeneity. With the use of modern software components of computational mechanics – FEniCS finite element analysis package and its implementation in Python, the optimal structural characteristics of wheelsets of railway locomotive tires after plasma treatment have been established. It is shown that, depending on the value of the load, hardening of products must be carried out to a depth of 4.5 mm; with a further increase in thickness, the parameters of operational strength do not change.Item Application of the Models of Mechanics for the Evaluation of the Microstructural Parameters of Alloys with Elevated Wear Resistance(Springer, US, 2009) Kuzin, Oleg A.; Yatsyuk, Rostislav A.; Kuzin, Mykola O.EN: We show the possibility of application of the approaches of mechanics to the determination of the relative fractions and sizes of phases in antifriction alloys with elevated wear resistance. It is demonstrated that the wear resistance of B16 babbitt increases if its microstructure contains an Sn Sb hardening phase whose size is equal to 53 μm.Item Common Crossing Condition Monitoring with on-Board Inertial Measurements(Czech Technical University, Prague, 2019) Sysyn, Mykola; Nabochenko, Olga; Gerber, Ulf; Kovalchuk, Vitalii V.; Petrenko, OleksiyEN: A railway turnout is an element of the railway infrastructure that influences the reliability of a railway traffic operation the most. The growing necessity for the reliability and availability in the railway transportation promotes a wide use of condition monitoring systems. These systems are typically based on the measurement of the dynamic response during operation. The inertial dynamic response measurement with on-board systems is the simplest and reliable way of monitoring the railway infrastructure. However, the new possibilities of condition monitoring are faced with new challenges of the measured information utilization. The paper deals with the condition monitoring of the most critical part of turnouts - the common crossing. The application of an on-board inertial measurement system ESAH-F for a crossing condition monitoring is presented and explained. The inertial measurements are characterized with the low correlation of maximal vertical accelerations to the lifetime. The data mining approach is used to recover the latent relations in the measurement’s information. An additional time domain and spectral feature sets are extracted from axle-box acceleration signals. The popular spectral kurtosis features are used additionally to the wavelet ones. The feature monotonicity ranking is carried out to select the most suited features for the condition indicator. The most significant features are fused in a one condition indicator with a principal component analysis. The proposed condition indicator delivers an almost two-time higher correlation to the lifetime as the maximal vertical accelerations. The regression analysis of the indicator to the lifetime with an exponential fit proves its good applicability for the crossing residual useful life prognosis.Item Common Crossing Fault Prediction with Track Based Inertial Measurements: Statistical vs. Mechanical Approach(Akadémiai Kiadó, Hungary, 2019) Sysyn, Mykola; Gerber, Ulf; Nabochenko, Olga; Kovalchuk, Vitalii V.EN: The analysis of track based inertial measurements for common crossing fault detection and prediction is presented in the paper. The measurement of spatial acceleration in common crossing spike and impact position during overall lifecycle are studied regarding to rolling surface fatigue degradation. Two approaches for retrieving the relation of inertial parameters to common crossing lifetime are proposed. The first one is based on the statistical learning method - t-SNE algorithm that helps to find out similarities in measured dataset. The second one is a mechanical approach that handles the data with a fatigue and contact models. Both approaches allow the significant improvement of the common crossing fault detection as well as its early prediction.Item Common Crossing Structural Health Analysis with Track-Side Monitoring(EDIS, University of Zilina, Slovakia, 2019) Sysyn, Mykola P.; Nabochenko, Olga S.; Kluge, Franziska; Kovalchuk, Vitalii V.; Pentsak, AndriyEN: Track-side inertial measurements on common crossings are the object of the present study. The paper deals with the problem of mea- surement's interpretation for the estimation of the crossing structural health. The problem is manifested by the weak relation of measured acceleration components and impact lateral distribution to the lifecycle of common crossing rolling surface. The popular signal processing and machine learning methods are explored to solve the problem. The Hilbert-Huang Transform (HHT) method is used to extract the time-frequency features of acceleration components. The method is based on Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition (EEMD) that is advantageous to the conventional spectral analysis methods with higher frequency resolution and managing nonstationary nonlinear signals. Linear regression and Gaussian Process Regression are used to fuse the extracted features in one structural health (SH) indicator and study its relation to the crossing lifetime. The results have shown the significant relation of the derived with GPR indicator to the lifetime.Item Comparative Study of the Mechanical and Tribological Characteristics of Fe–Cu–Ni–Sn Composites with Different CrB2 Content under Dry and Wet Friction(Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2021) Mechnik, V. A.; Bondarenko, N. A.; Kolodnitskyi, V. M.; Zakiev, V. I.; Zakiev, I. M.; Gevorkyan, E. S.; Kuzin, Nickolai O.; Yakushenko, O. S.; Semak, I. V.EN: The structure, phase composition, hardness, and elasticity modulus of sintered Fe–Cu–Ni–Sn–CrB2 composites and their tribological properties under dry and wet friction have been studied by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, microindentation, and tribological testing. The obtained results have demonstrated that the microstructure and mechanical and tribological properties of these composites depend on the CrB2 additive content. The Fe–Cu–Ni–Sn–CrB2 composites incorporate the α-Fe, γ-Fe, and Cu phases and a certain fraction of the crystalline Cu9NiSn3, NiSn3, and CrB2 phases. The hardness and elasticity modulus of these composites are almost independent of the friction medium (dry or wet), and the friction force and the wear rate are variable. The Fe–Cu–Ni–Sn–CrB2 composites are superior to the Fe–Cu–Ni–Sn composites in their mechanical and tribological properties. The addition of 2 wt % of CrB2 to the 51Fe–32Cu–9Ni–8Sn composite has decreased the friction force from 220 to 170 mN and the wear rate from 7.41 × 10–2 to 3.41 × 10–2 mm3/(N m) under dry friction and, respectively, from 200 to 140 mN and from 8.19 × 10–2 to 4.10 × 10–2 mm3/(N m) under wet friction. A further growth in the CrB2 content in the composites leads to an increase in the wear rate. The mechanism of increase in the wear resistance of the composite containing 2 wt % of CrB2 as compared to the initial composite implies the formation of a more fine-grained structure with an optimal combination of the hardness and elasticity modulus. The Fe–Cu–Ni–Sn–CrB2 composites can be used as a material for the matrix of composite diamond-containing materials subjected to strong wear.Item Comparison of Motor Coach Exhaust Emissions in Real Operating Conditions for Different Testing Procedures(Dnipro National University of Railway Transport named after Academician V. Lazaryan, 2019) Gallas, Dawid; Merkisz, Jerzy; Andrzejewski, Maciej; Tomaszewski, Sylwin; Strzemkowski, Jan; Kinter, Stepan O.EN: Abstract. The article discusses the results of applying real driving emissions (RDE) testing methods in measuring the exhaust emissions of a passenger rail vehicle. Portable Emissions Measuring Systems (PEMS) were used to measure the exhaust emissions from a motor coach in real operation, performed on a test track for selected drive cycle parameters. The road emission values of exhaust components have been calculated and compared to road vehicles and road exhaust emission limits based on the legal norms. The assessment was concluded with a comparison of the environmental cost, in terms of exhaust emissions, of transporting passengers using the tested rail vehicle relative to alternative road transport, based on measurements in real operating conditions.Item Comparison of the Effects and Efficiency of Vertical and Side Tamping Methods for Ballasted Railway Tracks(Elsevier Ltd, 2022) Przybyłowicz, Michał; Sysyn, Mykola; Gerber, Ulf; Kovalchuk, Vitalii V.; Fischer, SzabolcsEN: The relatively high maintenance costs of the ballast track are related to the short lifecycle of the ballast layer. The current vertical ballast tamping technology (e.g., Plasser & Theurer, Matisa, etc.) causes high ballast destruction and is neither applicable for unconventional sleepers’ designs nor slab tracks. The side tamping method presents an alternative, ballast saving, and sleeper form independent ballast tamping technology. This paper compares the ballast layer compaction and its resistance to permanent settlements accumulation after the vertical and the side tamping methodologies. Scaled models of ballast layer and tamping units and scaled simulation with discrete element method (DEM) were applied for the comparison. In the laboratory tests, the ballast compaction along the sleeper was estimated using the measurements of elastic wave propagation. The settlements resistance for both tamping methods was estimated under the vibration loading. The tests’ results show 5–7% higher compactness of the ballast layer under the sleeper ends for the side tamping method. The settlement intensity of the ballast layer after the vertical tamping is higher than for the side tamping method. In discrete element modeling, the performed laboratory tests were simulated. The compactness of the ballast bed, as well as the residual stresses, were determined in MATLAB. The side tamping technology provided five times higher residual stresses in the ballast layer below the sleeper than in the case of vertical tamping, which can be explained by the more stable and dense layer resulting from the side tamping ensures higher interlocking between the grains. The simulation of the wave propagation shows an influence of the residual stresses on the wave propagation velocities. The simulated wave propagation velocity was more than two times higher for the side tamping than for the vertical one.Item The Complex Phenomenological Model for Prediction of Inhomogeneous Deformations of Railway Ballast Layer after Tamping Works(Warsaw University of Technology, Poland, 2018) Sysyn, Mykola P.; Gerber, Ulf; Kovalchuk, Vitalii V.; Nabochenko, Olga S.EN: The given article considers the method of calculating the track geometry deformation with respect to uneven accumulation of residual deformations along the track. The technique proposes two significant changes in existing approaches to calculating the efficiency of the ballast layer. The transition from the approach of allowable stresses design in the ballast layer to the deformative approach of accumulations of track geometry deformations allows us to draw conclusions regarding the intervals of track tamping and the duration of ballast layer life cycle. The transition from the determinative to probabilistic approaches makes it possible to draw conclusions not only from the average unevenness, but also with regard to all possible facts of unevenness. The method is based on the mechanism of sudden and gradual deformations occurrence, which depends on a number of key factors: dynamic stresses on the ballast, non-uniformity of track elasticity, performance of current maintenance work. Based on the experimental studies results, the dependencies of sudden deformations and the intensity of gradual deformations on the level of stress on the ballast layer were established. The experimental results of the influence of the sub-ballast base elasticity on the intensity of accumulation of residual deformations are shown. On the basis of the developed method, the prediction of track geometry deterioration for a given structure of the track, the rolling stock and the permissible level of geometric deviations for track maintenance is presented.Item A Comprehensive Procedure for Estimating the Stressedstrained State of a Reinforced Concrete Bridge Under the Action of Variable Environmental Temperatures(РС ТЕСHNOLOGY СЕNTЕR, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 2021) Kovalchuk, Vitalii V.; Onyshchenko, Artur; Fedorenko, Olexander; Habrel, Mykola; Parneta, Bogdan Z.; Voznyak, Oleh M.; Markul, Ruslan V.; Parneta, Mariana; Rybak, RomanENG: This paper reports the full-scale experimental measurements of temperature distribution over the surfaces of bridges’ steel-concrete beams under the influence of positive and negative ambient temperatures. It has been established that the temperature is distributed unevenly along the vertical direction of a bridge’s steel-concrete beam. It was found that the metal beam accepted higher temperature values. The maximum registered temperature difference between a metal beam and a reinforced concrete slab at positive ambient temperatures was +9.0 °C, and the minimum temperature difference was −2.1 °C. The mathematical models for calculating a temperature field and a thermally strained state of bridges’ steel-concrete beams under the influence of variable climatic temperature changes in the environment have been improved, taking into consideration the uneven temperature distribution across a bridge’s reinforced concrete beam. The possibility has been established to consider a one-dimensional problem or to apply the three-dimensional estimated problem schemes as the estimation schemes for determining the thermoelastic state of reinforced concrete bridges. The temperature field and the stressed state of bridges’ reinforced concrete beams were determined. It was found that the maximum stresses arise at the place where a metal beam meets a reinforced concrete slab. These stresses amount to 73.4 MPa at positive ambient temperatures, and 69.3 MPa at negative ambient temperatures. The amount of stresses is up to 35 % of the permissible stress values. The overall stressed-strained state of a bridge’s reinforced concrete beams should be assessed at the joint action of temperature-in- duced climatic influences and loads from moving vehicles.Item Cracks Interaction in the Elastic Composite under Action of the Harmonic Loading Field(Tbilisi State University, Georgia, 2018) Stankevych, Volodymyr Z.; Butrak, I. O.; Kovalchuk, Vitalii V.EN: A three-layer composite with penny-shaped cracks in the field of harmonic torsional loading is considered. The solutions are chosen in the form of Helmholtz potentials with densities that characterize unknown crack opening functions. The problem is reduced to the solution of the system of two-dimensional boundary integral equations (BIFs). The influence of the frequency of the applied load, the ratio of the elastic constant parameters of the composite on the dynamic stress intensity factors in the defect vicinity is investigated.Item Degradating Concrete and Reinforced Concrete Building Structures and Long-Term Structures(Одеська державна академія будівництва та архітектури, 2022) Luchko, Joseph; Nazarevich, B.; Kovalchuk, Vitalii V.ENG: In the work on the basis of the performed field researches the problems of degradation of concrete and reinforced concrete constructions of buildings and constructions of long operation are formulated and its urgency is noted. The authors analyzed a number of works on this problem. In particular, the results of technical diagnostics of many buildings and structures, both newly built and long-term operation, are described. The necessity of periodic technical diagnostics is noted. Based on these studies, the main factors that significantly affect the reduction of load-bearing capacity of reinforced concrete structures of buildings and structures are summarized and found that they are as follows: design errors, defects and shortcomings of construction and operational shortcomings of buildings and structures. Also, using modern technologies and materials, the authors identified the benefits of their use for repair and restoration of concrete and reinforced concrete structures at a number of long-term facilities. Relevant conclusions have been formulated on research and repair works. It is established that to prevent loss of load-bearing capacity of structures for long-term operation it is necessary to study the degradation and residual life of load-bearing capacity of structures, their reliability and durability, which were exposed to aggressive air, soil and water. It is established that the reason for the decrease in the strength of concrete beams, which were operated in an aggressive environment, was the error in the design of corrosion protection of structures. Reinforcement and injection filling of dry cracks, crevices and hidden cavities and stratifications and other corrosion damage of beams and slabs with the use of fluid polyurethane compositions, which allowed to extend the service life of structures. It is established that the use of the Polymer Cement Concrete system with the use of glued composite materials ensured the further normal operation of the monolithic reinforced concrete floor of the technical floor of the residential building. Recommendations for the sequence of operations in the repair of reinforced concrete structures of buildings and structures of long-term operation.Item Determination of Integrated Indicator for Analysis of the Traffic Safety Condition for Traction Rolling Stock(Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania, 2018) Bodnar, Borys Ye.; Bolzhelarskyi, Yaroslav V.; Ochkasov, Oleksandr B.; Hryshechkina, Tatyana S.ENG: Traffic safety is a major priority in railway transport operation. Locomotive facility is one of the responsible units in general system of railways. A complex and cumbersome system of indicators is used in locomotive facilities to analyze the operation. The existing system makes it difficult to analyze the general level of work organization in the locomotive facilities. Purpose of the study is to determine the methodology of forming a certain dimensionless indicator (or group of indicators) that will reflect the general level of safety in the locomotive facilities. As the research methodology it was chosen principal component analysis as the corresponding mathematical apparatus, which makes it possible to analyze the existing indicators characterizing the performed work and the traffic safety condition with the necessary degree of informativity. As a result, the main components and the degree of their influence on the general level of traffic safety in the locomotive facilities are set. The indicators that have the most influence on the technical and safety components of the integrated indicator of traffic safety condition are determined. Originality of the work is that it for the first time proposes the concept of index of traffic safety condition and the method of its determination using the principal component analysis. Practical value of the work lies in the fact that the ranking of technical and safety components according to the degree of their influence on the general traffic safety index has been performed. Also, the locomotive units which have the greatest influence on the traffic safety condition and reliability were determined.Item Determination of the Optimal Parameters of the Structure of Functional Gradient Materials using Mathematical Modelling Approaches(International OCSCO World Press, Poland, 2019) Lyashenko, B. A.; Stotsko, Z. A.; Kuzin, Oleg A.; Kuzin, Mykola O.; Mikosianchyk, OksanaEN: Abstract. Purpose: Functioning of mechanical friction systems largely depends on the characteristics of the structure of their surface layers. By controlling these parameters, it is possible to significantly adjust the reliability and durability of parts under the conditions of contact interaction. Design/methodology/approach: he proposed approach, which is based on the principle of nonlocality of the operational properties of materials, allows determining the optimal microhardness values of the surface layers and the gradient of this parameter, at which the contact durability of friction pair elements significantly increases. Findings: It is established that by adjusting the ratios of the surface strength of materials and its gradient, it is possible to achieve a significant increase in the operational parameters of friction units. Practical implications: The engineering relationship considered in the work allows to establish functional distributions of microhardness in the structure of surface layers, at which their wear reaches minimum values. Originality/value: Mathematical approaches are proposed, which allow determining the parameters of the structure of the surface layers of parts to increase their durability under conditions of friction contact loads.Item Determining Patterns in the Stressed-Deformed State of the Railroad Track Subgrade Reinforced with Tubular Drains(РС ТЕСHNOLOGY СЕNTЕR, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 2020) Luchko, Josyp; Kovalchuk, Vitalii V.; Kravets, Ivan B.; Gajda, Oleksiy; Onyshchenko, ArturEN: The technical condition of the railroad track subgrade has been analyzed, as well as the issues related to ensuring its strength and stability when exposed to floodwaters and when the track's sections are overmoistened during operation. As a result, it has been established that it is necessary to develop methods aimed at improving the subgrade's carrying capacity. The georadar research has explored the problematic areas of the railroad track subgrade, based on which the distribution of subgrade heterogeneity in the vertical plane, as well as the boundaries of its location, were established. Therefore, georadar research makes it possible to detect hidden defective sites in the subgrade without disrupting its strength characteristics. A technique has been proposed to improve the carrying capacity of the failed subgrade of a railroad track using the combined arrangement of drainage pipes in the vertical and horizontal directions in the railroad embankment. The special feature of this technique is the possibility to drain water at the different levels of surface water, which provides for an increase in the carrying capacity of the failed subgrade. The strained-deformed state of the subgrade reinforced with tubular drainage has been investigated. The result has proven the effectiveness of the use of tubular drainages to improve the carrying capacity of the railroad track overmoistened subgrade exposed to constant and temporary loads. This study findings have established that the deformity of the subgrade increases when using tubular drainage, though this occurs only in the initial period of its arrangement, in further operation, when it removes water from the subgrade body, the carrying capacity of the subgrade, on the contrary, will improve due to the enhanced physical and mechanical properties of soils.Item Determining the Causes of Rolling Stock Derailment From the Track Using Modern Research Methods(Dnipro National University of Railway Transport named after Academician V. Lazaryan, 2019) Kuzyshyn, Andriy; Batig, Andriy V.; Sobolevska, Julia H.; Kostritsa, Sergei A.; Ursulyak, Lyudmila V.; Dovhaniuk, Stepan S.EN: Abstract. The analysis of cases of rolling stock derailment from the track at PJSC «Ukrzaliznytsia» over the past 5 years has been carried out and their main types are given. It is noted that the rapid development and improvement of computer technology allows the use of computer and mathematical modelling in the study of cases of rolling stock derailment from the rail track, which makes it possible to take into account a combination of factors that have the main influence on the behavior of rolling stock when moving along the track. It has been established that the first step is the construction of a mathematical model of an object using a selected type of mathematical description: algebraic, differential, integral equations, discrete mathematics, set theory, and others. And the second step is the choice of a method for solving these models. The simulation methods are given, which, depending on the programming style, are divided into: procedural-oriented, object-oriented, logical-oriented, rule-oriented, and oriented to constraints. An objectoriented programming of a freight car has been developed, which will make it possible to evaluate its main dynamic indicators, in particular, indicators of stability from derailment. This in turn will facilitate the establishment of the main causes of rolling stock derailment from the rail track.Item Development of a Promising System for Diagnosing the Frogs of Railroad Switches Using the Transverse Profile Measurement Method(PC "Technology Center", Ukrainian State University of Railway Transport, Kharkov, 2018) Kovalchuk, Vitalii V.; Sysyn, Mykola P.; Hnativ, Yuriy M.; Bal, Olena M.; Parneta, Bohdan Z.; Pentsak, Andrii Ya.EN: We have developed a system for diagnosing the frogs of railroad switches, based on the application of modern microcontrollers of the type ESP with high technical characteristics and the simultaneous use of the information technology IoT (Internet of Things). The proposed system has advantages over mechanical systems in terms of the accuracy of data, their operational processing and submission to user in order to analyze technical condition of frogs at railroad switches. The results of measuring the transverse profile of frogs at railroad switches make it possible to take scientifically-substantiated decisions regarding the need for recovery repair of frogs by the method of surfacing and for control over gradual decrease in their carrying capacity, for establishing their actual technical condition and residual resource. We carried out experimental-theoretical research into longitudinal profile of frogs at railroad switches laid on the reinforced concrete bars. It was established as a result that after passing 50–65 million tons of cargo (that corresponds to the medium degree of wear) the trajectory takes the shape of a bump. We observe sharp hollows on the reinforced concrete base in the zone where a wheel rolls from a rail wing onto the core, characterized by significant total inclination. Subsequently, when the passed cargo increases, the number of sinusoidal irregularities grows. At wear close to maximal (80–95 million tons passed), the percentage of unfavorable trajectories (sinusoidal and hollows) grows; at low wear, they make up 49.8 %, at a wear of 5−6 mm and larger – 88.3 %. Sometimes there is a transformation of the sinusoidal irregularities into the wave-shaped ones. We have established characteristic motion trajectories of the center of mass of the wheel over the frog depending on the wear of rail wings and the core of a frog and the passed cargo. A mathematical model was constructed for predicting the wear of frog profile depending on the total weight of passed cargo.Item Development of an Algorithm for Investigation of Technical State of Wagons’ Running Gears During Their Derailment(Dnipro National University of Railway Transport named after Academician V. Lazaryan, 2019) Batig, Andriy V.; Hrytsyshyn, Petro; Kuzyshyn, Andriy; Milyanych, Andriy R.; Voznyak, Oleh M.; Tereshchak, Yuriy V.EN: Abstract. A freight wagon is a collection of a large number of parts and assemblies that form a single structure. During wagon operation, there are gradual changes in the characteristics and parameters of its structural elements. That is, the parameters of its constituent elements change – their numerical values increase or decrease that result in a change of the unit’s technical state, and, in turn, affects the totality of its performance. Gradually accumulating, the changes in the parameters of the structural elements of a wagon reach such a level that radical, sometimes abrupt qualitative change occurs. A malfunction that has not been repaired timely may lead to a failure of a wagon structural element, which, in turn, may result in rolling stock derailment. It has been established that the loss of stability of freight wagons during their movement is most often due to their unsatisfactory dynamic properties, which can be explained by design features and technical state of running gears. In this regard, the authors of the article have developed an algorithm for investigation technical state of running gears of freight wagons and determined the effect of their parameters’ deviation on rolling stock operation with possible further derailment.Item Device for Measuring and Evaluation Stress-Strain State Transport Facilities at Variable Load and Temperature(Dolnośląskie Wydawnictwo Edukacyjne, Wroclaw, 2015) Luchko, Józef; Kovalchuk, Vladimir; Wozniak, OlegEN: In this work the scientific principles of a new device for the measurement and evaluation of the stress-strain state of transportation facilities under changing temperatures and loads. The technical problem which is solved by this work is to adopt the monitored transport facilities evidence-based decisions about the need for renewal of an element, controlling gradual reduction of the bearing capacity of the structural elements, establishing their actual technical condition and residual life. At the heart of the new device is measuring strain using analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and analog measuring bridge-tensometer. The advantage of the proposed device is that the accuracy of measurements made with the help does not depend on the length of the connecting conductors and supply voltage. He can help you evaluate and consider the deformation caused by too, and temperature effects on transport facilities.Item Devising a Procedure for Assessing the Subgrade Compaction Degree Based on the Propagation Rate of Elastic Waves(РС Тесhnology Сеntеr, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 2021) Kovalchuk, Vitalii V.; Kravets, Ivan B.; Nabochenko, Olga S.; Onyshchenko, Artur; Fedorenko, Olexander; Pentsak, Andriy; Petrenko, Oleksiy V.; Hembara, NataliyaEN: This paper reports the analysis of the methods for estimating the technical condition of the subgrade underneath a constructed railroad track or road during its operation. The study results have proven that the issue related to monitoring and controlling high-quality compac-tion of a heterogeneous subgrade remains relevant and requires the construction of reliable experi-mental methods for assessing the subgrade degree of compaction.A procedure for determining the compaction of subgrade in the laboratory has been devised, based on inertial microcomputer technologies, which makes it pos-sible to assess the degree of com-paction of subgrade soils depend-ing on the propagation rate of an impact's elastic waves.An experimental study has been performed into the propaga-tion rate of elastic waves across a homogeneous subgrade made of coarse-grained sand and a hetero-geneous subgrade made of coarse sand with a layer of clay in the middle of the prism. The study results established that the propa-gation rate of an elastic wave in a heterogeneous subgrade accepts a lower value than the rate of wave propagation in a homogeneous subgrade.Through the dynamic inter-pretation, by using a discriminant statistical analysis, the character-istic features have been defined in the distribution of accelerations in the body of the homogeneous and heterogeneous subgrade, depend-ing on the degree of compaction, which would make it possible to monitor the state of the subgrade during operation. As the degree of the subgrade soil compaction affects the technical condition of roads.