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International Journal of Vehicle Mechanics and Mobility
Volume 56, 2018 - Issue 3
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Improvements for the stability of heavy-haul couplers with arc surface contact

Guosong WuState Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Huang WangState Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yuan YaoState Key Laboratory of Traction Power, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 428-442 | Received 03 Mar 2017, Accepted 10 Sep 2017, Published online: 04 Oct 2017

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