Wheel-rail interface handbook

• Other Authors: Lewis, R., Olofsson, U.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, FL : Oxford : CRC Press ; Woodhead Pub., 2009.
• Series: Woodhead Publishing in mechanical engineering.
• Subjects: Railroad cars > Wheels.; Railroad rails.; Rolling contact.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781615831531; 1615831533; 9781845696788; 1845696786; 9781439801468; 9781845694128; 1439801460; 1845694120
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 842 pages) : illustrations

Many of the engineering problems of particular importance to railways arise at interfaces and the safety-critical role of the wheel/rail interface is widely acknowledged. Better understanding of wheel/rail interfaces is therefore critical to improving the capacity, reliability and safety of the rail...