The influence of rail surface irregularities on contact forces and local stresses

• The effect of initial rail surface irregularities on promoting further surface degradation is investi-gated. The study concerns rolling contact fatigue formation, in particular in the form of the so-calledsquats. The impact of surface irregularities in the form of dimples is quantified by peak magnitudesof dynamic contact stresses and contact forces. To this end simulations of two-dimensional (laterextended to three-dimensional) vertical dynamic vehicle–track interaction are employed. The mostinfluencing parameters are identified. It is shown that even very shallow dimples might have a largeimpact on local contact stresses. Peak magnitudes of contact forces and stresses due to the influenceof rail dimples are shown to exceed those due to rail corrugation.

Ämnesord

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Tribologi (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Tribology (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Matematik -- Beräkningsmatematik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Mathematics -- Computational Mathematics (hsv//eng)

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Maskinteknik -- Farkostteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Mechanical Engineering -- Vehicle Engineering (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

squats

rail surface irregularities

RCF

rail corrugation

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