WHEEL–RAIL WEAR INVESTIGATION ON A HEAVY HAUL BALLOON LOOP TRACK THROUGH SIMULATIONS OF SLOW SPEED WAGON DYNAMICS
Heavy haul railway track infrastructure are commonly equipped with balloon loops to allow trains to be loaded/unloaded and/or to reverse the direction of travel. The slow operational speed of trains on these sharp curves results in some unique issues regarding the wear process between wheels and rai...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
2017-09-01
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Series: | Transport |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3846/16484142.2017.1355843 |