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Journal Article

Author
Minchin, R. S.
Title
The mechanics of railway vehicles on curved tracks
In
Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia
Imprint
vol. 28, no. 7-8, Jul-Aug 1956, pp. 179-186
Description

This paper, No.1235, originated in the Perth Division of The Institution and was presented before a General Meeting of the Division on 27th July, 1953.

The author, R. S. Minchin, BE AMIEAust, is a senior lecturer in mechanical engineering at the University of Western Australia.

[This paper was awarded the Mechanical Engineering Prize 1956]

Abstract

This paper discusses the behaviour of a railway vehicle on curved track, and analyses the forces exerted between the flanged wheels and the rails. A solution of these forces by calculation is considered, using a modification of an already established method.
Particular reference is made to a method of model analysis devised to demonstrate the phenomena of a vehicle negotiating a curved track and to measure the lateral forces exerted on the rails. Tests made with a model confirm the important effect of friction forces on the equilibrium of a railway vehicle on curved track, and indicate the probable nature of contact between wheels and rails.

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