Investigation of the risk for rolling contact fatigue on wheels of different passenger trains

Vehicle System Dynamics

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL.1, 2008, Pages 317-327

  Stichel, S ^a   Mohr, H ^a   Agren J ^a   Enblom, R ^a  

^a BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Rolling contact fatigue; Simulation; Wheel rail contact

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; FRICTION; LOCOMOTIVES; PAPER PRODUCTS; PITTING; RAILROAD CARS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEEL METALLURGY; SYSTEM THEORY; VEHICLE WHEELS; VEHICLES;

QUASI-STATIC; ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE; SIMULATION; WHEEL-RAIL CONTACT;

WHEELS; FRICTION;

DAMAGE FUNCTIONS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; PASSENGER TRAIN; QUASI-STATIC; ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE; SHAKEDOWN THEORY; SIMPACK; SIMULATION; SIMULATION TOOL; WHEEL DAMAGES; WHEEL PROFILE; WHEEL-RAIL CONTACT;

EID: 51449107164     PISSN: 00423114     EISSN: 17445159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00423110801939188     Document Type: Conference Paper

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