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Record 1 1985-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
CONT

Harmonious roll: Angular displacement of the vehicle body about its longitudinal axis. This has been referred to as Rock and Roll.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
OBS

Les mouvements de ballant et de roulis se couplent pour donner un mouvement complexe autour de deux axes longitudinaux O1 X1 et 02 X2 situés l'un au-dessus du centre de gravité de la caisse, l'autre au-dessous.

OBS

oscillation des wagons en voie

Spanish

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