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Wheel Bearing Brake/Instrumented Wheelset (WBB/IWS) Friction Characterization Study

Document Series:
Technical Reports
Author:
  • Federal Railroad Administration
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/46
Office
RDI-21
Subject:
Track
Keywords:
Wheel/rail interface, W/R, friction, angle of attack, AoA, traction curves, instrumented wheelset, IWS, rolling contact fatigue, wear, tribometer
Document
WBB_IWS.pdf (3.59 MB)

Last updated: Monday, December 2, 2019