Research Article

Damage Degree Detection of Cracks in a Locomotive Gear Transmission System

Table 2

Notation used in the track subsystem.

NotationPhysical meaning

Rail quality of unit length
Mass moment of inertia of car body
Quality of discrete ballast
Resistance to bending stiffness of rail
Linear displacement of rail/sleeper/ballast in vertical
Stiffness/damping of rail pad
Stiffness/damping of discrete ballast
Share stiffness/damping of discrete ballast
Stiffness/damping of subgrade