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B11 Wheels, rails and tyres
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SHADED AREAS SHOW TYPICAL
REPROFILING INTERVALS FOR
STEEL TYRES ON WHEELS
HlGH SPEEO
PASSENGER TRAIN
TYPICAL PNEUMATIC
E PASSENGER CAR
Y
K
0
W
k
J
A RATED LOAD AND INFLATION PRESSUR
OVERHEAD B 20% UNDER INFLATED
CRANES C 40% UNDER INFLATED
D 20% OVER LOAD
E 40% OVER LOAD
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Figure 11.5 Wheel life or distance run between reprofiling intervals is plotted against speed for overhead
cranes, different types of railway rolling stock, and passenger-car pneumatic tyres
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