A review of the effects of out-of-round wheels on track and vehicle components

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 151-175

  Barke, D W ^a   Chiu, W K ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ballast; bearing; concrete; consumption; flat; fuel; impact; insulated; joint; noise; out of round; prestressed; rail; skid; sleeper; slid; spalling; track; weld; wheel

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992831555     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: 20413017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440905X8853     Document Type: Article

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