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Vehicle System Dynamics
International Journal of Vehicle Mechanics and Mobility
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Original Articles

The vertical and the longitudinal dynamic responses of the vehicle–track system to squat-type short wavelength irregularity

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Pages 1918-1937 | Received 30 Jan 2013, Accepted 14 Sep 2013, Published online: 25 Oct 2013

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