COMPUTATIONAL METHODS FOR THE PREDICTION OF TRUCK PERFORMANCE IN CURVES

Characteristics of guidance forces and vehicle parameters for models of curving performance are examined. Methods for computing forces and response of rail vehicles on curves are surveyed. The advantages and limitations of each techniques are discussed and computational procedures appropriate to entry and steady curving are indicated.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contributed by the Rail Transportation Division of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers for presentation at the Winter Annual Meeting, New York, N.Y., December 5, 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

  Two Park Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Authors:
  • Perlman, A B
• Publication Date: 1976-12-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 9 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Car wheels (Railroads); Flanges; Force; Mathematical models; Railroad rails; Ride quality; Steering; Suspensions; Train track dynamics; Trucks; Vehicle design; Wheels
• Old TRIS Terms: Wheel flange forces
• Subject Areas: Design; Motor Carriers; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145154
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Report/Paper Numbers: 76-WA/RT-15 Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 1 1977 12:00AM