Development of a Machine for Closely Controlled Rolling Contact Fatigue and Wear Testing

Journal of Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 267-275

  Fletcher, David I ^a   Beynon, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Rail wheel; Rolling contact fatigue; Rolling sliding; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000937867     PISSN: 00903973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jte12104j     Document Type: Article

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