Validation of three-dimensional multi-body system approach for modelling track flexibility

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K: Journal of Multi-body Dynamics

Volumn 223, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 269-282

  Rathod, C ^a   Chamorro, R ^b   Escalona, J L ^b   El Sibaie, M ^c   Shabana, A A ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Multi body system dynamics; Railroad vehicles; Track structural flexibility

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DYNAMIC COUPLINGS; ELEMENT FORMULATION; FINITE-ELEMENT; FLOATING FRAMES; GENERAL PURPOSE; MOVING LOAD; MULTI BODY SYSTEMS; MULTI-BODY; MULTI-BODY SYSTEM DYNAMICS; NON-LINEAR DYNAMICS; RAIL SYSTEMS; RAILROAD VEHICLES; STRUCTURAL FLEXIBILITIES; TANGENT TRACK; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) CONTACT; VEHICLE DYNAMICS; WHEEL-RAIL CONTACTS; WINKLER FOUNDATIONS;

AUTOMOBILE BODIES; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; RAILROADS; SYSTEM THEORY; VEHICLE WHEELS; VEHICLES;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 76149120833     PISSN: 14644193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/14644193JMBD212     Document Type: Article

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