INTERACTION BETWEEN VEHICLES AND TRACK. GEOMETRY OF THE CONTACT BETWEEN WHEELSET AND TRACK. PART I: METHODS OF MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS

The geometry of the contact between wheelset and track introduces the equivalent conicity concept, which is one of the important parameters intervening in the study of the riding stability of railway vehicles. After having outlined a concise theory and after having described some devices permitting the recording of wheel and rail profiles, the calculation methods and the results obtained are described.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Restrictions on the use of this document are contained in the explanatory material.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Union of Railways

  Office of Research and Experiments
  Utrecht,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 1973-10

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dynamics; Railhead; Railroad rails; Train track dynamics; Vehicle performance; Wheels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Wheel profiles
• Old TRIS Terms: Question c116; Rail head profile
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052547
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: C116/RP 3/E
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 31 1976 12:00AM