An alternative rail pad tester for measuring dynamic properties of rail pads under large preloads

Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc.

Volumn 65, Issue , 2008, Pages 55-64

  Kaewunruen, S ^a   Remennikov, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Damping; Dynamic stiffness; Experimental modal testing; Preload; Rail pads

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149301294     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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