The reconstruction of dynamic impact forces on a railway track-like structure by using an inverse analysis technique

4th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics, ACAM 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 605-610

  Lee, M L ^a   Chiu, W K ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Force reconstruction; Impact testing; Inverse analysis; Structural response

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION RESPONSE; COMPLETE COVERAGES; FORCE RECONSTRUCTION; IN-SITU METHODS; INVERSE ANALYSIS; INVERSE ANALYSIS METHODS; PEAK ACCELERATION; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

ACCELEROMETERS; CALIBRATION; IMPACT TESTING; RAILROAD TRACKS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; WHEELS;

ACCELERATION;

EID: 33847336653     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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