The prediction of wheel/rail rolling contact fatigue (RCF) crack initiation during railway
operations is an important task. Since RCF crack evolution is influenced by many factors, its …

This paper addresses a time/space domain model, extremely efficient in terms of
computation, which combines the vertical and lateral dynamics of the track to predict …

Tread wear and rolling contact fatigue (RCF) damage propagated on railway wheels are the
two extremely important focal points as they can tremendously deteriorate wheel/rail …

This study aims to evaluate the effect of vanadium microalloying on rolling contact fatigue
(RCF) and wear behavior of railway wheel steels. It involves microstructural analysis and …

Here a comprehensive 3-D wheel-rail rolling contact finite element model was developed to
investigate the influence of wheel-rail material properties on the dynamic wheel-rail …

Abstract Evaluation and prediction of wheel-rail rolling contact fatigue (RCF) damage can
provide important theoretical guarantees for the service safety of wheels and rails and help …

Track deterioration models (TDMs) help to allocate maintenance work (direct costs) to
vehicle runs. Furthermore, these models demonstrate the impact of rolling stock properties …

Rail side wear is typically encountered in metro lines (particularly on sharp curves). A
reliable rail wear prediction model to evaluate the evolution of the rail profile should be …

In this study, the problem of severe wheel flange wear and tread rolling contact fatigue
(RCF) of metro wheels with two wheel profiles, ie the LM-30 profile and the DIN5573-30 …

This work is the result of a problem of premature development of rail corrugation found on a
new metro line. As urgent solutions, a rail grinding was carried out and friction modifier …