ABSTRACT

The methods of computational mechanics have been used extensively in modeling many physical systems. The use of multibody-system techniques, in particular, has been applied successfully in the study of various, fundamentally different applications.

Railroad Vehicle Dynamics: A Computational Approach presents a computational multibody-system

chapter 1|34 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|54 pages

Dynamic Formulations

chapter 3|38 pages

Rail and Wheel Geometry

chapter 4|34 pages

Contact and Creep-Force Models

chapter 5|26 pages

Multibody Contact Formulations

chapter 6|68 pages

Implementation and Special Elements

chapter 7|36 pages

Specialized Railroad Vehicle Formulations

chapter 8|22 pages

Creepage Linearization