Rail corrugation formation studied with a full-scale test facility and numerical analysis

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology

Volumn 221, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 675-698

  Jin, X ^a   Wen, Z ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Experiment; Frictional work; Material wear; Numerical simulation; Rail corrugation; Rolling contact

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; WEAR OF MATERIALS; WHEELS;

CORRUGATION WAVELENGTH; IMPULSE METHOD; RAIL CORRUGATION; ROLLING CONTACT;

RAILROAD TRACKS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RAILROAD TRACKS; WEAR OF MATERIALS; WHEELS;

EID: 35448941531     PISSN: 13506501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/13506501JET269     Document Type: Article

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