The effect of dynamic rail roll on the wheel-rail contact conditions

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages 107-117

  Bezin, Y ^a   Iwnicki, S D ^a   Cavalletti, M ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b VI Grade   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contact algorithm; Flexible track; Rail roll; RCF; Wear; Wheel rail contact

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; LOCOMOTIVES; RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK; RAILROADS; THEOREM PROVING; VEHICLE WHEELS; SIMULATORS; SYSTEM THEORY; VEHICLES;

CONTACT ALGORITHM; FLEXIBLE TRACK; RAIL ROLL; RCF; WEAR; WHEEL-RAIL CONTACT;

RAILS;

CONTACT ALGORITHM; FLEXIBLE TRACK; RCF; WEAR; WHEEL-RAIL CONTACT;

EID: 51449098604     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: 17445159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00423110701882348     Document Type: Conference Paper

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