In recent decades, there has been a constant demand for faster, longer, and safer railway
networks. This also brings challenges for condition monitoring systems in modern railway …

Various methodologies and frameworks have been developed for extended finite element
method (XFEM) to simulate two-dimensional and three-dimensional microcrack initiation …

In this paper, the premature failure of the railway wheel shaft of power locomotive operated
three million kilometres in China was investigated. Series of macroscopic and microscopic …

Severe mechanical and thermal loadings, as well as the corrosive environment change the
near-surface microstructure of rail wheels during service. Resulting severely plastically …

In the railway industry, rail joints are the critical element where more stress is developed,
and due to that catastrophic failure occurs. This study focuses numerical analysis of rails in a …

Research on compact manufacturing technology for shape and performance controllability
of metallic components can realize the simplification and high-reliability of manufacturing …

The coupling set, exposed to multi-directional severe dynamic loads, is a vital part that
connects the wagons in rail system vehicles. These loads are usually transferred through the …

Rail infrastructure plays an important role in fulfilling the demand for freight and passenger
transportation. Increases in traffic volume, heavier axles and vehicles, higher speeds, and …

Causes of the brittle fracture of the locomotive draw hook are investigated in this paper. The
failure occurred when the heavy freight train accelerated after stop at signal between the two …

Railway wheels are safety-critical components with complex stress states that make
parametric design difficult. Accordingly, this study evaluated a non-parametric shape …