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First published 2025-2

Field-based investigation of low adhesion leaf layers: Assessing layer initiation and environmental influences

Joseph Jaffé, Joseph Lanigan, Roger Lewis

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2024-7

“A novel methodology for developing ultra-low adhesion leaf layers on a full-scale wheel/rail rig”

Joseph Jaffe, Ben White, Joseph Lanigan [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2018-12

A review of railway sanding system research: Adhesion restoration and leaf layer removal

William A. Skipper, Anup Chalisey, Roger Lewis

Tribology - Materials,Surfaces & Interfaces

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First published 2001-9

A Simple Thin-Layer Chromatographic Method for the Detection of Ergovaline in Leaf Sheaths of Tall Fescue ( Festuca Arundinacea ) Infected with Neotyphodium Coenophialum

Adriana E. Salvat, Héctor M. Godoy

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

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Research article

First published 2026

Moisture: The most important factor in leaf low adhesion?

Joseph Jaffé, Kate Tomlinson, Roger Lewis

Tribology - Materials,Surfaces & Interfaces

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First published 2014-1

A field test study of leaf contamination on railhead surfaces

Yi Zhu, Ulf Olofsson, Rickard Nilsson

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2021-10

Field trials of a methodology for locomotive brake testing to assess friction enhancement in the wheel/rail interface using a representative leaf layer

Joseph L Lanigan, Peter Krier, Luke Buckley Johnstone [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2007-5

A multi-layer model of low adhesion between railway wheel and rail

U Olofsson

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

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First published 2017-4

Leaf reflectance and transmission properties (350–2500 nm): Implications for vegetation indices

Genevieve M Berard, Edward A Cloutis, Paul Mann

Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy

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First published 2025

The effect of residual stress on fatigue fracture of automotive leaf springs: Experiment and simulation

Ming Li, Zhaoxin Wang, Lei Yang [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

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