A hypothesis on a wavelength fixing mechanism of rail corrugation

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-26

  Manabe, K ^a  

^a RAILWAY TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corrugation; Rail; Vibration; Wave interference; Wheel

Indexed keywords

REAL TIME SYSTEMS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WAVE INTERFERENCE;

CORRUGATION; CORRUGATION AMPLITUDE; WHEEL;

RAILS;

EID: 0006263496     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: 09544097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954409001531216     Document Type: Conference Paper

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