An investigation into the mechanical damping characteristics of catenary contact wires and their effect on aerodynamic galloping instability

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

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 63-71

  Stickland, M T ^a   Scanlon, T J ^a   Craighead, I A ^a   Fernandez, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contact wire; Galloping structures; Mechanical damping; Overhead line; Vibration; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; DAMPING; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; OSCILLATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WIND TUNNELS;

GALLOPING STRUCTURES;

OVERHEAD LINES;

EID: 0037705717     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440903765762814     Document Type: Conference Paper

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