Title Measurement repeatability of rail wheel loads caused by rolling surface damages /
Authors Vaičiūnas, Gediminas ; Bureika, Gintautas ; Steišūnas, Stasys
DOI 10.3390/app13074474
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Is Part of Applied sciences: Special issue: "Advances in vehicle dynamics and road safety: technologies, simulations and applications".. Basel : MDPI. 2023, vol. 13, iss. 7, art. no. 4474, p. 1-17.. eISSN 2076-3417
Keywords [eng] rail transport ; wheel-rolling surface ; wheel vertical loads ; wheel flat ; measurement repeatability ; box and whisker methods
Abstract [eng] The repeatability of rail wheel damage measurements is considered in this study. The authors investigated the measurement repeatability of vertical force dependence on wheel-rolling surface damage nature and suggested ways to reach higher repeatability. To investigate wheel-rolling surface damage impact on vertical force measurement repeatability, the results of measuring forces with different measurement systems were compared first. Another critical issue was estimating the deviation field for the measured force values. The box and whisker principles were used. Different types (shapes) of rail wheel damages and rolling stock operating conditions were examined by field tests. The article presents the dependence determined by the authors, and how the repeatability of the wheel damage measurement depends on the speed of the rolling stock.
Published Basel : MDPI
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2023
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