Development of an adaptive contact model for analysis of wheel-rail impact load due to wheel flats

The discontinuities in surface profiles of railway wheels, commonly known as wheel flats, are known to impose excessive impact loads at the wheel-rail interface. Such impact loads can cause premature fatigue and failure of the vehicle-track system components, and impede the operational safety. The s...

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Main Author: Zhu, Jian Jun
Format: Others
Published: 2006
Online Access:http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/9251/1/zhu_jian_jun_2006.pdf
Zhu, Jian Jun <http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/view/creators/Zhu=3AJian_Jun=3A=3A.html> (2006) Development of an adaptive contact model for analysis of wheel-rail impact load due to wheel flats. Masters thesis, Concordia University.