This paper summarizes the forces that develop in the contact patch between the wheel and rail in a railway vehicle. The ways that these forces govern the behaviour of a vehicle running on straight and curved track are explained and the methods commonly used to calculate and utilize the forces summarized. As an illustration, the results from a computer simulation of a typical UK passenger train are presented and certain aspects examined.
Simulation of wheel-rail contact forces
Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures ; 26 , 10 ; 887-900
2003
14 Seiten, 12 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
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