Applicability of the Hertz contact theory to rail-wheel contact problems

Archive of Applied Mechanics

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 255-268

  Yan, W ^a   Fischer, F D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

^b INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Elastic plastic material; Hertz contact theory; Rail wheel contact

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000312887     PISSN: 09391533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004199900035     Document Type: Article

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