Non-steady state modelling of wheel-rail contact problem for the dynamic simulation of railway vehicles

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 179-196

  Alonso, A ^a   Gimenez J G ^b  

^a CEIT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Non steady state; Railway simulation; Wheel rail contact

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; VEHICLE WHEELS;

COMPUTATIONAL COST; NON-STEADY STATE; RAILWAY VEHICLES; WHEEL-RAIL CONTACT PROBLEM;

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 38949168063     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: 17445159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00423110701248011     Document Type: Article

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