STUDY OF RIM STRESSES RESULTING FROM STATIC LOADS ON DIFFERENT 36-INCH RAILROAD WHEEL DESIGNS

This report is the result of a series of experimental tests made at the Southern Railway Research & Tests Laboratory in Alexandria, Va., on 36-in.-dia., one-wear railroad wheels. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the stress levels developed in the rim section of different wheel designs, and to determine if there exists a relationship between high stress levels in the wheel rim and a history of fatigue failures of the wheel tread.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

  Two Park Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Authors:
  • LOVELACE, W S
• Publication Date: 1971-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 12 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Failure; Stresses; Vehicle design; Wheel rims; Wheels
• Identifier Terms: Southern Railway
• Old TRIS Terms: Wheel design; Wheel rim stresses; Wheel treads
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046408
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: 71-RR-4 Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 18 1976 12:00AM