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This document discusses rail wheel interaction, especially when negotiating curves. It addresses several key points: 1) Rail wheel interaction is complex, especially on curves, due to factors like lateral motion and speed. Higher speeds increase criticality. 2) A railway wheelset has two degrees of freedom - lateral displacement and yaw angle. Wheel conicity and available play allow some lateral shifting. 3) Wheel conicity can cause self-excited oscillation as lateral shifting changes rolling diameters

Author

KRDCL Camp Office Ernakulam

Language

EN