This paper analyses the influence of mechanical loads on railway vehicle solid wheel reliability. Reliability calculations is carried out according to the specifically set methodology — reliability is calculated according to the data about working loads and critical stress distribution. The influences on solid wheel reliability that are analysed are the following: standard deviation of lateral force distribution and mathematical expectation and standard deviation of the vertical force.
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