On the compression wave generated when a high-speed train enters a tunnel with a flared portal

Journal of Fluids and Structures

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 481-498

  Howe, M S ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

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EID: 0001696014     PISSN: 08899746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfls.1999.0217     Document Type: Article

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