The EU-funded Hiperwheel research project explored the structural and fatigue life of wheelsets and developed a prototype composite design that offers a 25% weight saving and a reduction in radiated noise of around 6 dB(A).


The EU-funded Hiperwheel research project explored the structural and fatigue life of wheelsets and developed a prototype composite design that offers a 25% weight saving and a reduction in radiated noise of around 6 dB(A).

• Mot-clé
  ESSIEU, UNION EUROPEENNE, PROTOTYPE, ERRAC, ESSAI DE FATIGUE, ALLIAGE LEGER, ALUMINIUM, ACIER, NUISANCE ACOUSTIQUE DU RAIL