Vehicle-track dynamic simulations of a locomotive considering wheelset structural flexibility and comparison with measurements

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

Volumn 219, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 225-238

  Chaar, N ^a   Berg, M ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Measurement; Simulation; Structural flexibility; Track; Track force; Vehicle track interaction; Wheelset

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VEHICLE WHEELS;

STRUCTURAL FLEXIBILITY; TRACK FORCE; VEHICLE-TRACK INTEGRATION; WHEELSETS;

RAILROAD TRACKS;

EID: 28744437641     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: 09544097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440905X8907     Document Type: Article

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