The tangential forces on a rail resulting from a combination of traction and curving are considered. These forces are a significant component of both wear and shakedown. These two simple mechanisms can be used to understand most types of damage that occur on both rails and wheels.
Traction, curving and surface damage of rails, Part 2: Rail damage
2015-03-01
10 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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