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Seminars

INTRODUCTION TO RAIL SYSTEMS DYNAMICS
FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2019
1:45PM–4:45PM
MAYBIRD, LOWER LEVEL

Introduction to
Rail System Dynamics

© 2019 M. Ahmadian Mehdi Ahmadian 1

Dan Pletta Professor of Mechanial Engineering Introduction & Basics

Director, Railway Technologies Laboratory
Center for Vehicle Systems and Safety
Virginia Tech

April 12, 2019

Rail System Dynamics

Introduction to Rail System Dynamics

Module 1: Introduction and Basics Module 3: Wheelset Kinematics and

– Introduction Dynamics

– Axis and Coordinate Systems – Dynamics of an Unconstrained
– Dynamic Terminology Wheelset

8 – Wheel, Rail, and Track Basics – Dynamics on Tangent Track

Module 2: Wheel-Rail Contact – Hunting Dynamics
Mechanics & Dynamic – Curving Dynamics

– Introduction to Wheel-Rail Dynamics – Curving Forces
– Curving Energy