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Volume 55, 2017 - Issue 4: Special Issue Name: Longitudinal Train Dynamics
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Freight trains dynamics: effect of payload and braking power distribution on coupling forces

F. CheliDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
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E. Di GialleonardoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
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S. MelziDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 464-479 | Received 01 Aug 2016, Accepted 04 Oct 2016, Published online: 27 Oct 2016

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