The effect of hollow-worn wheels on vehicle stability in straight track

Wear

Volumn 258, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 1100-1108

  Sawley, Kevin ^a   Urban, Curtis ^a   Walker, Russell ^a  

^a Transportation Technology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Hollow worn wheels; Vehicle stability; Wheel rail contact

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; AXLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAILROAD TRACKS;

FREIGTH VEHICLES; HOLLOW WHEELS; LATERAL ACCELERATIONS; VEHICLE INSTABILITY;

WHEELS;

RAILWAY;

EID: 13844252014     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2004.03.058     Document Type: Conference Paper

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