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Measurements of stiffnesses and yield points of various spring discs (TN-DYN-098)

Last updated on 09 December 2013 3:38

The valving in present Woodhead hydraulic dampers consists of stacks of spring discs. These are, as shown in fig. 1, flat spring discs with uniflex spring discs or monoflex spring discs. Previous tests (Dyn 88) and calculations have shown that these discs as used are overstressed and yield under...

Author(s): Whiteland K.M.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1968

United Kingdom

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