A new reduced–scale test rig is developed owing to significantly contribute to the applicability of the laboratory tests on rolling contact fatigue (RCF) in wheel-rail material. This paper introduces the dynamic analysis of the test rig, in order to assess the vibration behaviour of the system with respect to contact phenomenon. Finite element modelling (FEM) is used to simulate the mecha...

Abstract In the present work, the influence of formulation changes obtained by different compositions of double-base and modified double-base propellants, on the relaxation behavior was investigated using the dynamic-mechanical analysis techniques. In order to identify the dynamic-mechanical behavior and characterize the type of different relaxations and triple transition temperatures in...

For improving the mechanical and thermal properties of polyurethanes based on glycidyl azide polymer (GAP), a series of polyurethane elastomers with two soft segments were prepared from hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) / (GAP) / (PPG) /TMP and isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) / GAP/ PPG/ TMP formulation. The weight ratio of soft segments GAP/PPG in polyurethane samples is changed as following ord...