Experiments for a Fatigue Damage Analysis Applied in Leaf Spring Suspensions of Freight Wagons

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2024

Authors

Gomes, VMG (Author) Other; Pinto, NMP (Author) Other; Montenegro, PA (Author) Other; Correia, JAFO (Author) FEUP; Rui Calçada (Author) FEUP; de Jesus, AMP (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: Procedia Structural Integrity

Pages: 561-567

5th International Conference on Structural Integrity, ICSI 2023

Funchal, 29 August 2023 through 1 September 2023

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Authenticus ID: P-010-5YX

DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2024.01.119

Abstract (EN): Knowledge of the structural health of components with greater failure criticality can help increase the longevity of railway vehicles by allowing increasing the spacing between inspections. This article presents an experiment to determine the typical stress spectrum observed in parabolic leaf springs of railway freight wagons. The stress spectrum generated in the leaf spring is correlated with the load spectrum imposed on the wheel set. Data is collected from strain gauges and potentiometers installed on the leaf spring and axle box. The numerical model developed in finite elements is used to compare the results obtained and possible future analyses. The results obtained showed good agreement among the different approaches. © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6