This article describes the wheel—rail interface management (WRIM) model being developed by Transportation Technology Center Inc. to evaluate wheel—rail interface conditions, plan wheel—rail maintenance, and develop strategies to improve railway system performance. The WRIM software integrates wheel—rail profile measurement data, vehicle performance data, track geometry data, and rail steel properties to predict rail wear and rolling contact fatigue (RCF) based on the shakedown theory, an energy-based RCF damage function, and existing wear rate computation algorithms.
Development of the Wheel—Rail Interface Management Model and Its Applications in Heavy Haul Operations
2011-01-01
10 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
British Library Online Contents | 2011
|Wheel-rail interface management in heavy haul railway operations - applying science and technology
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|Wheel/rail interface management in heavy haul railway operations—applying science and technology
Taylor & Francis Verlag | 2007
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