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Analysis of railway wheel tread cracking under the combined action of brake thermal load and wheel-rail rolling contact

Jiahuan He, C. Lu, Jie Zhao, Zhang Ye, J.M. Martínez–Esnaola

2025Engineering Failure Analysis6 citationsDOI

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TreadCrackingMaterials scienceBrakeCrack closureComposite materialSofteningThermalStructural engineeringDisc brakeThermal expansionContact areaSlip (aerodynamics)FrettingContact patchContact mechanicsFatigue crackingCylinderMolasseHydraulic brakeMechanical loadFinite element methodRailway Engineering and DynamicsFatigue and fracture mechanicsElectrical Contact Performance and Analysis