Abstract: The nonlinear equations of motion for a railway vehicle wheelset having profiled wheels and contact of the wheel flange with flexible rails are presented. The effects of spin creep and gyroscopic ...

Abstract: This paper presents a survey of the research concerned with the dynamics of single, conventional railway vehicles. Attention is concentrated on analytical research and only that experimental ...

Abstract: This paper discusses experience in rail vehicle testing for validation of theoretical rail vehicle dynamic analyses. Laboratory and field testing are covered including shaker, roller rig, freight ...

Abstract: A general model of a dual-axle railway vehicle truck is derived. By suitable choices of primary suspension elements, this general model may be specialized to become (1) a roller-bearing freight ...

Abstract: Wheel-rail geometry parameters strongly affect the dynamic performance of rail vehicles through their influence on the interaction forces between the wheel and rail. This paper presents an approach ...

Abstract: The majority of studies of rail vehicle lateral dynamic response have utilized models wherein it is assumed that the loading and geometry of the vehicles are symmetrical left and right and ...

Abstract: Field tests and accompanying data analysis to characterize the stable and hunting behavior of freight cars are discussed. These tests confirmed the fundamentally nonlinear nature of the conventional ...