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Wind tunnel tests on aerodynamic characteristics of vehicles under cross-winds
Last updated on 20 September 2013 3:39
There have been 29 wind induced serious accidents of vehicles in Japan since railways were opened. All these accidents happened on narrow gauge (1067mm) lines. The wind speed to overturn a vehicle depends on the wind load on the vehicle, the vehicle weight, the track gauge, the bank geometry...
Author(s):
Suzuki Minoru;Tanemoto Katsuji;Maeda Tatsuo
Organisation(s):
Railway Technical Research Institute ;
1999
Japan
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