ABSTRACT
According to elementary physics, a vehicle running at a speed Y on a curve of radius R develops a centrifugal acceleration y=y2/R and a centrifugal force F=m·y2/R, with the following adverse consequences: • reduction in passenger comfort, • important transverse forces favoring conditions for derailment, • increased transverse loading of both track and rolling stock, resulting in
considerable wear, • increased vibrations.
