Short wavelength rail corrugation and non-steady-state contact mechanics

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 49-66

  Knothe, K ^a   Gross Thebing A ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b SFE GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Non steady state rolling contact; Short pitch rail corrugation; Wavelength fixing mechanism; Wheel rail contact; Wheel rail dynamics

Indexed keywords

NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; RAILS; ROLLING; WAVELENGTH; WHEELS;

CONTACT MECHANICS; CORRUGATED RAILS; KALKER'S THEORY; STRUCTURAL MECHANICS; WAVELENGTH FIXING MECHANISM; WEAR RATES;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 38949103511     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: 17445159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00423110701590180     Document Type: Article

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