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First published 2023-3

Gauge widening failures of wagon wheels in Indian Railways: Finite element modeling and observed statistics

Sundareswaran S, MRK Vakkalagadda, V Racherla [...]

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

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First published 2026-5

Wheel gauge evolution in wagon wheelsets during braking: Effect of wheel heat treatment and lateral shift of brake blocks

Vijay Kumar Desam, Manikanta Ravindra Kumar Vakkalagadda, Abenesh Kumaresan [...]

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

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First published 2012-3

Improvement of curving performance by expansion of gauge widening and additional measures

M Adachi, A Matsumoto

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

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First published 2020-7

Effect of periodic wheel tread reprofiling on wheel gauge evolution in the wheelsets of tread-braked coaches: Finite element modeling and field observations

KP Vineesh, MRK Vakkalagadda, M Dev [...]

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

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First published 2017

A Nordic heavy haul experience and best practices

Matthias Asplund, Stephen M Famurewa, Wolfgang Schoech

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

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First published 2026

Wheel and rail profile optimisation for a heavy haul network

Elham Khoramzad, Saeed Hossein-Nia, Rob Caldwell [...]

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

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First published 2010-7

Geometry and stiffness optimization for switches and crossings,and simulation of material degradation

D Nicklisch, E Kassa, J Nielsen [...]

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

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Gauge widening failures of wagon wheels in Indian Railways: Finite element modeling and observed statistics

Wheel gauge evolution in wagon wheelsets during braking: Effect of wheel heat treatment and lateral shift of brake blocks

Improvement of curving performance by expansion of gauge widening and additional measures

Effect of periodic wheel tread reprofiling on wheel gauge evolution in the wheelsets of tread-braked coaches: Finite element modeling and field observations

A Nordic heavy haul experience and best practices

Wheel and rail profile optimisation for a heavy haul network

Geometry and stiffness optimization for switches and crossings,and simulation of material degradation