Probability of rail break caused by out-of-round wheel loads

•Statistical approach for assessment of probability of rail break due to wheel–rail impact loading.•Multi-dimensional stochastic parameter space including detector and field test data.•Meta-models based on poly-harmonic splines to reduce computational cost of analysis. A simulation procedure to pred...

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Published in:	Engineering structures Vol. 294; p. 116717
Main Authors:	Nielsen, Jens C.O., Ekberg, Anders
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2023
Subjects:	Dynamic vehicle -track interaction Linear elastic fracture mechanics Out -of -round wheel Poly -harmonic spline Rail break probability Subset simulation algorithm Wheel -rail impact Wheel-rail impact Poly-harmonic spline Out-of-round wheel Subset simulation algorithm Linear elastic fracture mechanics Dynamic vehicle-track interaction Rail break probability
ISSN:	0141-0296, 1873-7323, 1873-7323
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