Contact-impact stress analysis of rail joint region using the dynamic finite element method

Wear

Volumn 258, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 1301-1309

  Wen, Zefeng ^a   Tin, Xuesong ^a   Zhang, Weihua ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Contact impact; Dynamic finite element method; Elastic plastic; Rail joint; Wheel rail

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); KINEMATICS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; VEHICLE WHEELS;

AXLE LOADS; CONTACT-IMPACT BEHAVIOR; RAIL JOINTS;

RAILS;

RAILWAY;

EID: 13844292605     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2004.03.040     Document Type: Conference Paper

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