Applying Two Simplified Ellipse-Based Tangential Models to Wheel-Rail Contact Using Three Alternative Nonelliptic Adaptation Approaches: A Comparative Study

<figure class="figure-group responsive"><div class="sub-figure" id="a"><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2019/3478607/figures/3478607.fig.006a.svgz" name="3478607.fig.006a" type="image/svg+xml"></object><div class="fig-label"><b>(a) </b>Location of contact patch</div></div><div class="sub-figure" id="b"><object data="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/mpe/volume-2019/3478607/figures/3478607.fig.006b.svgz" name="3478607.fig.006b" type="image/svg+xml"></object><div class="fig-label"><b>(b) </b>Contact patch and pressure distribution</div></div></figure>

<p>Variation of contact shape and pressure on rail surface under different lateral displacements ranging from -3 mm to 6 mm at 1 mm increment.</p>

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Figure 6: Applying Two Simplified Ellipse-Based Tangential Models to Wheel-Rail Contact Using Three Alternative Nonelliptic Adaptation Approaches: A Comparative Study 

Figure 6 | Applying Two Simplified Ellipse-Based Tangential Models to Wheel-Rail Contact Using Three Alternative Nonelliptic Adaptation Approaches: A Comparative Study 