Numerical estimation of stresses in railway axles using a train-track interaction model

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 18-30

  Martínez Casas, José ^a   Mazzola, Laura ^b   Baeza, Luis ^a   Bruni, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamic loads; Railway vehicles; Train track interaction; Wheelset axle fatigue; Wheelset design

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE ELASTIC SUPPORTS; DYNAMIC INTERACTION; DYNAMIC STRESS; EULERIAN APPROACH; FATIGUE DESIGN; GEOMETRIC IMPERFECTION; NUMERICAL ESTIMATION; RAIL CORRUGATION; RAIL ROUGHNESS; RAIL SURFACES; RAILWAY AXLES; RAILWAY VEHICLES; ROTATING BODIES; TIMOSHENKO BEAMS; TRAIN-TRACK INTERACTION; WHEELSET DESIGNS; WHEELSETS;

DYNAMIC LOADS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS; RAILS; WHEELS;

AXLES;

EID: 84869487928     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2012.07.006     Document Type: Article

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