Twin disc assessment of wheel/rail adhesion

Wear

Volumn 265, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 1309-1316

  Gallardo Hernandez, E A ^a   Lewis, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leaves; Oil; Sand; Water; Wheel rail adhesion

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; BRAKING; CURING; DRYING; FISH; LEAD; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; THEOREM PROVING; TRACTION (FRICTION); VEHICLE WHEELS; WHEELS;

DRY AND WET; DRY CONDITIONS; IN-FIELD; OIL CONDITIONS; POOR ADHESION; RAILWAY WHEELS; SUBSURFACE DEFORMATION; SURFACE DAMAGES; WHEEL-RAIL CONTACTS;

ADHESION;

EID: 48049101187     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2008.03.020     Document Type: Article

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