Non-Linear Dynamic Techniques v. Equivalent Conicity Methods For Rail Vehicle Stability Assessment

This paper is to record a special discussion meeting held on 26th August 2003 during the 18th 1AVSD Symposium in Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan, with the particular objective of answering the question “Should we use the term Equivalent Conicity?”. The subject is introduced, the subsequent discussion is documented, and some final conclusions and recommendations are given.