Experimental and numerical investigation on the derailment of a railway wheelset with solid axle

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 305-325

  Braghin, Francesco ^a   Bruni, Stefano ^a   Diana, Giorgio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Derailment criteria; Experimental derailment tests; Numerical prediction of derailment; Solid axle wheelset; Wheel rail contact model

Indexed keywords

AXLES; FLANGES; NUMERICAL METHODS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; VEHICLE WHEELS;

DERAILMENT CRITERIA; EXPERIMENTAL DERAILMENT TESTS; NUMERICAL PREDICTION OF DERAILMENT; SOLID AXLE WHEELSET; WHEEL-RAIL CONTACT MODEL;

DERAILMENTS;

EID: 33645225591     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: 17445159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00423110500337494     Document Type: Article

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