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Stability of air spring and stack combinations (VDYN 39)

Last updated on 25 April 2014 5:00

A compound spring which carries an axial load has a lower stiffness than the simple reciprocal law would imply. Consequently, when two springs, each of which, is laterally stable on its own, are-used in a series combination it is possible for the compound spring so, formed, to be unstable. In...

Author(s): Weeks R J

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1988

United Kingdom

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