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Inspec keywords: mechanical contact; adhesion; railway rolling stock; rails; condition monitoring; force sensors; creep; wheels
Subjects: Railway industry; Mechanical components; Other specific mechanical properties (mechanical engineering); Plasticity (mechanical engineering); Maintenance and reliability; Inspection and quality control; Instrumentation; Tribology (mechanical engineering); Ballistics and mechanical impact (mechanical engineering)