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    Finite element analysis of the mechanical behaviour of insulated rail joints due to impact loadings

    Mandal, Nirmal K | SAGE Publications | 2016
    Insulated rail joints (IRJs) are safety-critical components in the signalling system of rail corridors. They are subjected to dynamic loads ...

    Effects of train bogie patterns on the mechanical performance of ballasted railway tracks with unsupported sleepers

    Mosayebi, Seyed-Ali / Zakeri, Jabbar Ali / Esmaeili, Morteza | SAGE Publications | 2018
    The support condition of railway sleepers has a significant effect on the mechanical behavior of railway tracks due to the passing of ...

    A numerical study of the influence of lateral geometry irregularities on mechanical deterioration of freight tracks

    Karttunen, Kalle / Kabo, Elena / Ekberg, Anders | SAGE Publications | 2012
    of the track. This is the scope of the current study where, in particular, the influence on track shift forces and rolling contact fatigue is ...

    Assessing the deflection behaviour of mechanical and insulated rail joints using finite element analysis

    Gallou, M / Frost, M / El-Hamalawi, A et al. | SAGE Publications | 2018
    insulated rail joint, a dry non-glued insulated rail joint and a mechanical rail joint. The analysis focused on the accurate simulation of the ...

    Identification of a non-linear F/A-18 model by the use of fuzzy logic and neural network methods

    Boely, N / Botez, R M / Kouba, G | SAGE Publications | 2011
    The aim of this article is to determine the mathematical model between control deflections and structural deflections in an F/A-18 modified ...

    Performance of an F-type floating breakwater: A numerical and experimental study

    Duan, Wenyang / Xu, Shupeng / Xu, Qianlong et al. | SAGE Publications | 2017
    hydrodynamic properties of it. In this work, a new kind of an F-type floating breakwater is presented. Its profile is asymmetric and looks like the ...
    Keywords: F-type floating breakwater

    Force-torque (F-T) based multi-drone cooperative transport using fuzzy logic and low-cost and imprecise F-T sensor

    Barawkar, Shraddha / Kumar, Manish | SAGE Publications | 2023
    This paper presents a novel approach to perform the task of cooperative transportation (CT) by using multiple quadcopter drones. A leader ...

    Numerical study of the mechanical deterioration of insulated rail joints

    Sandström, J / Ekberg, A | SAGE Publications | 2009
    Numerical simulations are performed to study plastic deformation and fatigue impact of an insulated joint. The simulations feature a ...

    Evaluation of kinetic parameter and mechanical Properties of biobased Epoxy Adhesives in Wood-based Composites for Automotive Applications

    Aniol, A / Grosse, T / Fischer, F et al. | SAGE Publications | 2021
    pulp and paper industry, as a sustainable coupling agent and the kinetic behavior of the macromolecular curing reactions and mechanical ...

    Pitch and flight path controller design for F-16 aircraft using combination of LQR and EA techniques

    Mortazavi, Mohammad Reza / Naghash, Abolghasem | SAGE Publications | 2018
    , and thereby the closed loop eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the system. To find the weighting matrices leading to a desired eigenstructure ...

    Mechanical deterioration of wheels and rails under winter conditions – mechanisms and consequences

    Deuce, Roger / Ekberg, Anders / Kabo, Elena | SAGE Publications | 2019
    -art knowledge regarding the mechanical deterioration of wheels and rails is employed to obtain a first estimation of the influence of the ...

    Mechanical characterization of railway structures based on vertical stiffness analysis and railway substructure stress state

    Montalbán, Laura / Real, Julia / Real, Teresa | SAGE Publications | 2013
    This paper uses the finite element method to analyse the mechanical behaviour of different track types by considering the different ...

    The effect of the secondary lateral stopper on the compressed stability of the couplers and running safety of the locomotives

    Lv, Kaikai / Wang, Kaiyun / Chen, Zaigang et al. | SAGE Publications | 2018
    This paper aims to study the effect of the secondary lateral stopper on the compressed stability of the couplers in order to improve the ...

    The proposal of validation metrics for the assessment of the quality of simulations of the dynamic behaviour of railway vehicles

    Bogojević, Nebojša / Lučanin, Vojkan | SAGE Publications | 2016
    This paper introduces new validation metrics that may be used for the validation of models of railway vehicles. The proposed validation ...

    A mechanical equivalence similitude method for dynamic responses of high-speed train middle vehicles in a collision

    Lu, Sisi / Wang, Pan / Ni, Weitao et al. | SAGE Publications | 2023
    Predicting the dynamic behavior of train collisions using similitude theory is a valuable design tool. However, several limitations and ...
    Keywords: Mechanical equivalence

    Review of the lateral resistance of ballasted tracks

    Jing, Guoqing / Aela, Peyman | SAGE Publications | 2020
    The lateral resistance is one of the main functions of continuously welded rails that are influenced by various factors such as rail ...

    Effects of polygonal wear of wheels on the dynamic performance of the gearbox housing of a high-speed train

    Wang, Zhiwei / Mei, Guiming / Zhang, Weihua et al. | SAGE Publications | 2018
    This study investigates the effects of polygonal wear of wheels on the dynamic performance of the gearbox housing of high-speed trains ...

    Effect of the turning characteristics of underfloor wheel lathes on the evolution of wheel polygonisation

    Cui, Dabin / An, Boyang / Allen, Paul et al. | SAGE Publications | 2019
    During both running and wheel cut operations, wheels of railway vehicles and the friction rollers that support and drive the wheelset on a ...

    The effect of stiffness and geometric parameters on the nonlinear aeroelastic performance of high aspect ratio wings

    Afonso, F / Leal, G / Vale, J et al. | SAGE Publications | 2017
    geometrical nonlinear behavior. This nonlinear effect can lead to the occurrence of aeroelastic instabilities such as flutter sooner than in an ...