Rail corrugation development in high speed lines

Wear

Volumn 271, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 2438-2447

  Correa, N ^a   Oyarzabal, O ^a   Vadillo, E G ^a   Santamaria, J ^a   Gomez, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

High speed; Rail corrugation; Rail undulatory wear; Wheelset

Indexed keywords

BALLASTED TRACKS; DAMAGE MECHANISM; DYNAMIC BEHAVIOURS; HEAVY HAUL; HIGH SPEED; HIGH SPEED LINES; HIGH-SPEED TRACKS; LIGHT RAIL; RAIL CORRUGATION; RAILROAD INDUSTRY; VEHICLE VELOCITY; WEAR MECHANISMS; WHEELSET; WHEELSET ROLLING; WHEELSETS;

DYNAMICS; INDUSTRIAL RAILROADS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SPEED; TRIBOLOGY; WHEELS;

RAILS;

EID: 79960679219     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2010.12.028     Document Type: Article

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