An alternative method to include track irregularities in railway vehicle dynamic analyses

Nonlinear Dynamics

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 161-176

  Pombo, João ^a   Ambrósio, Jorge ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

3D track models; Experimental data; Railway dynamics; Vehicle track interaction; Wheel rail contact

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; CONTACT POINTS; DYNAMIC BEHAVIOURS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; METRO STATIONS; MULTI-BODY; OPERATION CONDITIONS; RAILROAD COMPANY; RAILWAY DYNAMICS; RAILWAY INDUSTRY; RAILWAY VEHICLE DYNAMICS; RAILWAY VEHICLES; TANGENTIAL FORCE; TRACK GEOMETRY; TRACK IRREGULARITY; TRACK LAYOUT; TRAIN SETS; VEHICLE MODEL; VEHICLE-TRACK INTERACTION; WHEEL-RAIL CONTACTS;

RAILROAD TRACKS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; SUBWAY STATIONS; VEHICLE WHEELS;

LOCOMOTIVES;

EID: 84858705156     PISSN: 0924090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11071-011-0212-2     Document Type: Article

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