A survey of wheel–rail contact models for rail vehicles

SZ Meymand, A Keylin, M Ahmadian - Vehicle System Dynamics, 2016‏ - Taylor & Francis
Accurate and efficient contact models for wheel–rail interaction are essential for the study of
the dynamic behaviour of a railway vehicle. Assessment of the contact forces and moments …

[HTML][HTML] Steels for rails

W Solano-Alvarez, H Bhadeshia - Progress in Materials Science, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Transport by rail is an efficient way of moving goods and people while managing problems
such as congestion and the consequences on the environment. The relatively low energy …

The solution of frictional wheel–rail rolling contact with a 3D transient finite element model: Validation and error analysis

X Zhao, Z Li - Wear, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Wheel–rail frictional rolling contact has been solved for linear elasticity and statics and with
the half-space assumption in three dimensions. In recent years, the normal contact problem …

Assessment of methods for calculating contact pressure in wheel-rail/switch contact

M Wiest, E Kassa, W Daves, JCO Nielsen, H Ossberger - Wear, 2008‏ - Elsevier
Two models for wheel-rail rolling contact that are based on the half-space assumption are
compared in this paper: Hertz and the non-Hertzian method implemented in the computer …

Estimation of wheel/rail adhesion coefficient under wet condition with measured boundary friction coefficient and real contact area

H Chen, M Ishida, A Namura, KS Baek, T Nakahara… - Wear, 2011‏ - Elsevier
This paper describes how to improve the prediction method of the adhesion coefficient by
means of the experimentally estimated boundary friction coefficient obtained by two kinds of …

A three-dimensional finite element solution of frictional wheel–rail rolling contact in elasto-plasticity

X Zhao, Z Li - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical …, 2015‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Wear, rolling contact fatigue, and plastic deformation are the major failure modes of railway
wheels and rails. Proper analyses of the failure mechanisms as well as improvement in …

3-D Rail–Wheel contact analysis using FEA

MA Arslan, O Kayabaşı - Advances in Engineering Software, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Mechanics of the Rail–Wheel contact is one of the fundamental areas of the study in Railway
Engineering, requiring both vast application expertise and dependable analysis …

A novel test rig for in situ and real time optical measurement of the contact area evolution during pre-sliding of a spherical contact

A Ovcharenko, G Halperin, I Etsion, M Varenberg - Tribology Letters, 2006‏ - Springer
An experimental test rig was developed in order to investigate elastic–plastic single micro-
spherical contact under combined normal and tangential loading. This novel apparatus …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental study of wear and rolling contact fatigue in railway wheel steels coupled with various brake block materials: Insights from innovative small-scale …

L Ghidini, A Mazzù, M Faccoli - Wear, 2024‏ - Elsevier
This study presents a comprehensive analysis using an innovative testing method of two
wheel steels paired with cast iron and organic composite brake block materials. By …

Wear modelling in rail–wheel contact

A Ramalho - Wear, 2015‏ - Elsevier
In rail–wheel transports the maintenance interval for both wheels and rails has become a
major issue in reducing costs and increasing safety and has encouraged the development of …