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Freight trains for intermodal transportation: optimisation of payload distribution for reducing longitudinal coupling forces

E. Di GialleonardoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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S. MelziDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9138-6225
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D. TrevisiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Pages 2532-2550 | Received 24 Jan 2022, Accepted 26 Aug 2022, Published online: 12 Sep 2022

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