Structural and moadl analysis of rail vehicle car body using finite element method / Darren Ashwin De Silva

• Main Author: Darren Ashwin, De Silva
• Format: Thesis
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/9559/1/Darren_Ashwin_De_Silva.jpg; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/9559/8/STRUCTURE_AND_MODAL_ANALYSIS_OF_A_RAIL_VEHICLE_CAR_BODY_USING_FINITE_ELEMENT_METHOD.pdf; http://studentsrepo.um.edu.my/9559/

Rail vehicles are relatively heavy when compared to other transportation modes. The weight per seat is around three times higher for rail vehicle than for buses. Car bodies of modern rail vehicles are designed as light weight structures with the aim to minimize mass and thus operational energy deman...