Characterisation of physical and mechanical properties of seven particulate materials proposed as traction enhancers.

ABSTRACT: Particulate materials are utilised in many applications to manipulate the friction between surfaces. This dataset provides the characteristics of particulates used as rail sand in the train's wheel/rail interface (via an on-board system) to facilitate the train's acceleration and deceleration. Seven materials are studied including Austrian rail sand, standard Great British rail sand, waste glass beads, recycled crushed glass, non-coated alumina, coated alumina, and dolomite. The main objective of this research is to provide a physical and mechanical characterisation of these granular materials in terms of their density, bulk behaviour, particle size, particle shape, hardness, reduced modulus, and mineralogical properties. In particular, three-dimensional raw and post-processed micro-comput

SUBMITTER: Maramizonouz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10287628 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature