Despite substantial advantages in material development and in periodic non-destructive
inspection together with periodic grinding and other measures in order to guarantee safe …

Surface initiated rolling contact fatigue, leading to a surface failure known as pitting, is a life
limiting failure mode in many modern machine elements, particularly rolling element …

A review of some of the recent work on the mechanism of rolling contact fatigue (RCF) is
presented. Topics covered include the appearance and classification of RCF and the …

The tiny contact zone (approximately 1 cm2) where steel wheel meets steel rail is
fundamental to rail transport. This work is a comprehensive presentation of recent research …

Rolling contact fatigue (RCF) is the critical damage from rolling bearings constraining the
service, performance, and reliability, which is directly caused by fatigue crack propagation …

Shelling is one of the typical rolling contact fatigue (RCF) failures of railway wheels.
Creepage between wheels and rails due to rolling radius difference in curves is inevitable …

A fatigue crack model addressing frictional contact along crack faces and multi-axial non-
proportional sollicitations is proposed. In this respect, an X-FEM numerical model coupled …

A combined experimental and numerical study is presented in order to predict fretting crack
propagation. It rests on 2D and 3D fretting tests, with carefully controlled loading conditions …

A 3D explicit finite element model has been developed with ANSYS/Ls-dyna to study the
dynamic interaction between a wheelset and a cracked rail at high speeds. Two contact …

In heavy-haul railway systems, the experience of high traction force of rails in curved tracks
significantly accelerates the rolling contact fatigue crack growth. The overall level of traction …