This paper surveys advances in the understanding and modelling of wheel–rail creep
forces. The main focus is placed on tribological aspects, for which significant progress was …

The wear and rolling contact fatigue (RCF) performance of eutectoid and hypereutectoid rail
steels were studied. Subsequently, the microstructure evolutions of subsurface materials of …

Railway rails accumulate large plastic deformations due to cyclic rolling contact loading. The
plastic deformations alter the rail geometry, affect material behavior, and cause crack …

This study evaluates the degradation of wheels and rails at railway crossings. The
evaluation method is composed of 1) finite element simulation of dynamic wheel/crossing …

Scaled rolling contact fatigue tests, used to practically simulate the wear of the wheel and
rail material under laboratory conditions, are typically classified into two categories. Tests in …

Various models for simulating rail ratcheting behaviour were developed to study rolling
contact fatigue (RCF) damage in rails. However, limitations remain in terms of the accuracy …

The rail is subjected to cyclic stress and plastic deformation, excessive accumulation of
which can promote rail degradation. A finite element (FE) model of three-dimensional (3D) …

In this study, a three-dimensional thermo-elastic model that considers the interaction of
mechanical and thermal deformation is developed using a semi-analytic method for steady …

In this work, an entire multi-rigid-body system with two-stage suspension systems is
assumed to run on a slab track system, where the elastoplasticity of the track slab is …

Although creep is usually regarded as a quasistatic phenomenon, in multiple engineering
applications the load is not constant, hence creep under cyclic loading conditions should be …