Modelling the effect of wheel flat on railway-induced ground vibrations

Civil-Comp Proceedings

Volumn 104, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Alexandrou, G ^a   Kouroussis, G ^a   Verlinden, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Multibody model; Railway ground vibrations; Track deflection; Vehicle dynamics; Wheel flat; Wheel rail contact

Indexed keywords

ABAQUS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CRASHWORTHINESS; RAILROADS; RAILS; TRANSPORTATION; TROLLEY CARS; VEHICLE WHEELS; VEHICLES; WHEELS;

MULTI-BODY MODELS; RAILWAY GROUND VIBRATIONS; TRACK DEFLECTIONS; VEHICLE DYNAMICS; WHEEL FLAT; WHEEL/RAIL CONTACT;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 84963757245     PISSN: 17593433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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