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Influence of axle load on adhesion of wheel and rail under wet conditions

Last updated on 01 June 2016 3:06

This paper describes the influence of axle load (contact pressure) on the adhesion characteristics of wheel and rail in accordance with running speed of vehicle, surface roughness of wheel/rail and wet conditions created by rain, snow, etc.. The adhesion characteristics were evaluated by two measures; one is theoretical analysis with...

Author(s): Chen Hua;Namura Akira;Ishida Makoto;Nakahara Tsunamitsu

Organisation(s): Railway Technical Research Institute ; Nippon Koei ; Tokyo Institute of Technology ;

2016

Japan

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