Effects of independently rolling wheels on flange climb derailment

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Rail Transportation Division (Publication) RTD

Volumn 28, Issue , 2004, Pages 21-27

  Wilson, Nicholas ^a   Shu, Xinggao ^a   Kramp, Ken ^a  

^a TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CREEP; DERAILMENTS; FLANGES; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROLLING; STEERING;

FLANGE CLIMB DERAILMENT; FLANGE LENGTH PARAMETERS; INDEPENDENTLY ROLLING WHEELS; SPEED CONTOUR CONCEPT;

VEHICLE WHEELS;

EID: 17644381614     PISSN: 10788883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2004-60293     Document Type: Conference Paper

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