AN EXPERIMENT WITH A ONE-FIFTH MODEL WHEELSET.

An experiment with a one-fifth model wheelset was carried out to investigate a derailment phenomenon due to an impact side thrust. Results showed that the impact lateral velocity of wheelset and the side thrust hold proportional relations; the distribution of both the side thrust and the impact velocity at the critical state to the derailment of wheelset can be regarded as normal distribution; the impact angle has remarkable influence on the derailment of wheelset; and the side thrust tends to increase rapidly at the critical state of derailment as compared with the side thrust before the derailment.

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  JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS

  TOKYO,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Yokose, K
• Publication Date: 1970-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 228-231
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Derailments; Railroad cars; Safety; Thrust; Train track dynamics; Vehicle sides; Wheels; Wheelsets (Railroads)
• Old TRIS Terms: Side thrust
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046916
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Quart Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1974 12:00AM