Development and Verification of a FEM Model of Wheel–Rail Contact, Suitable for Large Parametric Analysis of Independent Guided Wheels - García-Troya, Manuel; Sánchez-Lozano, Miguel; Abellán-López, David (Vehicles, 2025)
Keywords: Accuracy; Boundary conditions; Boundary element method; Camber; Contact pressure; Contact stresses; Convergence; Deformation; Dynamic loads; Elastoplasticity; Finite element method; Friction; Half spaces; independent guided wheels; Load; Microslip; Parameterization; Parametric analysis; Preconditioning; Robustness (mathematics); rolling contact; Root-mean-square errors; Shear stress; Simulation; Software; wear optimization; Wheels; wheel–rail contact