Relation between the geometry of rail welds and the dynamic wheel-rail response: Numerical simulations for measured welds

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

Volumn 220, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 409-423

  Steenbergen, M J M M ^a   Esveld, C ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dynamic wheel rail forces; Rail joints; Rail welds; Weld geometry; Welding

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; VEHICLE WHEELS; WELDING; WELDS;

DYNAMIC WHEEL RAIL FORCES; QUALITY INDEX; RAIL WELDS; WELD GEOMETRY;

RAILROADS;

EID: 34247118249     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954409JRRT87     Document Type: Article

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