Finite element analysis of contact-impact of wheel/rail at rail gap

Mocaxue Xuebao/Tribology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 240-244

  Wen, Ze Feng ^a   Jin, Xue Song ^a   Zhang, Wei Hua ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Contact impact; Finite element method; Rail gap; Wheel rail

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRESS; WHEELS;

CONTACT IMPACT; RAIL GAP;

RAILROAD TRACKS;

EID: 0142230367     PISSN: 10040595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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