Wheel-rail adhesion utilization in the presence of wide-wave track irregularities

Shuangchao Huang, Chen Geng, Xin Zhao, Yuanwu Cai, Zefeng Wen, State Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Vehicle System, Southwest Jiaotong University, Locomotive and Car Research Institute, China Academy of Railway Sciences Co

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Published online on July 10, 2026

Abstract

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, Ahead of Print.
In railway vehicles, wheel-rail adhesion utilization follows a static design with redundancy, yet its dynamic characteristics under realistic operating conditions remain poorly understood. This study quantifies adhesion utilization in the presence of ...