Track structure modeling with NUCARS™ and its validatation

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 420-431

  Elkins, John ^a   Brickle, Barrie ^b   Wilson, Nick ^b   Singh, Satya ^b   Wu, Huimin ^b  

^a RVD Consulting Inc   (United States)

^b TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DERAILMENTS; DYNAMICS; RAILROAD CROSSINGS; RAILROAD TRACK SWITCHES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

RAIL CORRUGATIONS; VEHICLE DYNAMICS;

RAILROAD TRACKS;

EID: 0037276736     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00423114.2002.11666251     Document Type: Article

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