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Dynamics of Railway Vehicles and Rail/Wheel Contact

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Book cover Dynamical Analysis of Vehicle Systems

Part of the book series: CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences ((CISM,volume 497))

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In these notes the fundamentals of the mechanics of rail/wheel contact and deterministic vehicle dynamics is explained. Chapter 1 describes the kinematics and dynamics of rail/wheel contact. Chapter 2 explains why vehicle dynamics must be treated as a nonlinear dynamic problem and how the model problem must be formulated. Chapters 3 and 4 deal with the theory of nonlinear parameter dependent dynamic systems in general, and chapter 5 yields the proof that the theory also applies to the high-dimensional vehicle dynamic problems. In chapter 6 the concept of non-smooth systems is introduced and some of the most important dynamic effects on vehicle dynamic problems are described. In chapter 7 characteristic features of railway vehicle dynamics are described, and in chapter 8 recommendations are presented for the numerical handling that is necessary for the investigation of vehicle dynamic problems. The notes end with a guide to vehicle system dynamics and 47 literature references.

I thank Railnet Denmark and Banverket, Sweden, for their financial support of the preparation of these lecture notes.

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True, H. (2009). Dynamics of Railway Vehicles and Rail/Wheel Contact. In: Schiehlen, W. (eds) Dynamical Analysis of Vehicle Systems. CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 497. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-76666-8_2

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