Measuring axial forces in rail by forced vibrations: Experiences from a full-scale laboratory experiment

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 241-254

  Kjell, G ^a   Johnson, E ^a  

^a SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Forced vibration; Full scale experiment; Guided wave; Lateral stability; Longitudinal load; Rail; Stress free temperature; Thermal expansion

Indexed keywords

FORCED VIBRATION; FULL-SCALE EXPERIMENT; GUIDED WAVE; LATERAL STABILITY; LONGITUDINAL LOAD; STRESS-FREE TEMPERATURE;

EXPERIMENTS; GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; THERMAL STRESS;

THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 69249085745     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544097JRRT210     Document Type: Article

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