IMPROVED DATA FROM LOAD-MEASURING WHEELS

Special spoked wheels have been instrumented by British Railways R&D to measure continuously all three directions of force during rotation of the wheel. The force transducer, a two bending-moment principle applied to overcome coupling produced by lateral and vertical forces, and vertical sensitivity increased by contouring the spokes are featured in the instrumentation set-up. The wheelset is installed on BR's laboratory coach and can measure forces at switch and crossing frogs, rail corrugation and other wheel-rail interactions. The raw data can be processed by an on-board computer.

• Corporate Authors:

  Mechanical Engineering Publications

  Penthouse 1, 15 West 55th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10019
• Authors:
  • Pocklington, A R
  • ALLEN, R A
• Publication Date: 1977-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 37-43
• Serial:
  • RAILWAY ENGINEER
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Dynamics; Information processing; Instrumentation; Measuring instruments; Railroad cars; Railroad rails; Railroad wheelsets; Rolling contact; Test vehicles; Train track dynamics; Wheels
• Identifier Terms: British Rail
• Old TRIS Terms: Test cars
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00164433
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 9 1977 12:00AM