Under sleeper pads-Influence on dynamic train-track interaction

Wear

Volumn 265, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 1479-1487

  Johansson, Anders ^a,b   Nielsen, Jens C O ^a,b   Bolmsvik, Rikard ^c   Karlström, Anders ^d   Lundén, Roger ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Epsilon Utvecklingscentrum Väst AB ^*  (Sweden)

^c Abetong   (Sweden)

^d Xdin AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dynamic train track interaction; Rail bending moment; Under sleeper pad; Vibration; Viscoelastic model; Wheel rail contact force

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); DAMPING; FLOW INTERACTIONS; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; LOCOMOTIVES; NUMERICAL METHODS; RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK; RAILS; VEHICLE WHEELS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES; DYNAMIC TRAIN-TRACK INTERACTION; FREQUENCY DEPENDENT; FREQUENCY RANGING; FREQUENCY-DOMAIN (FD); HIGH-FREQUENCY (HF); LOW FREQUENCY (LF); MATE RIAL PROPERTIES; MEASURED DATA; NUMERICAL MODELLING; PARAMETER STUDIES; RAIL PADS; TIME DOMAIN (OCT); VISCOELASTIC SPRING; WHEEL RAIL CONTACT FORCES;

RAILROAD CARS;

EID: 48049112397     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2008.02.032     Document Type: Article

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