Advances in prediction methods of wear of rails
Y Yang, J Wang, AN Wenjie, J Cai, H Bai - Wear, 2024 - Elsevier
Wear is a primary form of rail damage, which shortens the lifespan of rails and compromises
the safety of train operations. Research on rail wear prediction is crucial for devising …
the safety of train operations. Research on rail wear prediction is crucial for devising …
Study on the mechanism of wheel asymmetric wear of heavy-haul freight vehicles
Y Qi, S Li, L Zhang, R Jiang, H Liu, P Ao - Tribology Transactions, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Wear on the wheel-rail interface has a serious effect on the operation safety and efficiency of
heavy-haul freight vehicles. Wheel asymmetric wear (WAW) greatly affects the vehicle's …
heavy-haul freight vehicles. Wheel asymmetric wear (WAW) greatly affects the vehicle's …
Prediction of locomotive wheel wear evolution considering thermo-mechanical coupling: wear model and validation
B Wen, G Tao, Z Wen - Wear, 2025 - Elsevier
Locomotives, as critical traction unit in railway transport, are subjected to higher
temperatures at the wheel contact surface due to their greater contact forces compared to …
temperatures at the wheel contact surface due to their greater contact forces compared to …
Research on the temperature rise characteristics and material fatigue damage of steel rail under different contact slip ratios
Y Wei, J Han, Z Chen - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2025 - Elsevier
Due to the frequent braking actions of trains, the steel rails at stations or subway platforms
are significantly damaged, resulting in frequent maintenance cycles. When the train brakes …
are significantly damaged, resulting in frequent maintenance cycles. When the train brakes …
Rail rolling contact fatigue on a Chinese heavy haul line: Observations, monitoring and simulations
X Zhao, YH Xing, X Zhang, F Peng, HD Xue… - Engineering Failure …, 2025 - Elsevier
Severe rail rolling contact fatigue (RCF) occurring on curves of a heavy haul line in China
was studied by field observations, monitoring tests, failure analyses and numerical …
was studied by field observations, monitoring tests, failure analyses and numerical …
PR-Transformer: Long-term Prediction of Train Wheel Diameters Using Progressive Refinement Transformer
Q Zhang, J Ding, K Wang - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Massive amounts of wheel diameter data can be collected from the trackside wheel
detection subsystem, providing a feasible way for developing a data-driven model for wheel …
detection subsystem, providing a feasible way for developing a data-driven model for wheel …
Effect of line parameters on wheel wear of heavy–haul freight vehicle
H Wang, Y Zhao, Y Qi, Y Cao - Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The serious wear problem of heavy-haul freight vehicle wheels affects the safety
and economy of vehicle operation. This paper aims to study wheel wear evolution law and …
and economy of vehicle operation. This paper aims to study wheel wear evolution law and …
A numerical study on locomotive wheel wear on curved track subjected to adhesion control
L Sun, Z Yang, B Wang, W Ma… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The wheel wear of heavy-duty locomotives is more complicated than that of other vehicles
when it affects tractive force and adhesion control. The purpose of this article is to calculate …
when it affects tractive force and adhesion control. The purpose of this article is to calculate …
Numerical Study on Temperature and Thermomechanical Rolling Contact Fatigue of Polygonised Wheel During Tread Braking
Y Luo, C Tan, Z Zhou, G Tao, Z Wen… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
Wheel polygonization (polygonal wear) changes the wheel‒rail contact and the wheel‒
brake shoe contact, which in turn changes the wheel temperature and the resulting rolling …
brake shoe contact, which in turn changes the wheel temperature and the resulting rolling …