USER'S MANUAL FOR PROGRAM CONWHEEL (CONFORMAL WHEEL-RAIL CONTACT STRESS PROBLEMS)

CONWHEEL (CONformal WHEEL-rail contact stress problems) is an all FORTRAN computer program for the solution of normal contact stresses between two closely conforming (possibly nonHertzian) smooth elastic bodies. It can be used to determine: the boundary of the interface contact region; pressure distribution; stress within the critical subsurface region. CONWHEEL is a much enhanced version of an earlier program CONFORM. This manual includes: a brief description of the method of analysis, program structure, instructions for problem modelling, input preparation, and solution of sample problems.

• Record URL:
  • https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/users-manual-program-conwheel-conformal-wheel-rail-contact-stress-problems-technical
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB81-194318. Portions of this document are not fully legible.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Pennsylvania Law School

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  Philadelphia, PA  United States  19104

  Federal Railroad Administration

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  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Paul, B
  • Singh, S
• Publication Date: 1982-3

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 80 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer programs; Force; Mathematical models; Pressure; Railroad tracks; Structural analysis; Wheels
• Identifier Terms: FORTRAN (Computer program language)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Contact pressure
• Old TRIS Terms: Area moments
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00365320
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FRA/ORD-82/36
• Contract Numbers: DTFR53-81-C-00227
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 30 2002 12:00AM