Roger Lundén

Full Professor at Dynamics

Roger Lundén is professor in railway mechanics. During the years 1997 - 2012 he was director of the Competence Centre CHARMEC and he continues being active in the leading and administration of the center. Scientifically, his research is in the field of theoretical and solid mechanics and specifically in the subfields dynamics, vibrations, material fatigue, thermal stresses, noise-related problems, contact mechanics and tribology. Related applications concern brakes for trains and trucks, railway wheelsets and wheel-rail interface problems. He is the supervisor of two PhD students and is examiner of one more.

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Showing 63 publications

2024

Analysis and testing of tread braked railway wheel — Effects of hot spots on wheel performance

Eric Landström Voortman, Tore V Vernersson, Roger Lundén
International Journal of Fatigue. Vol. 180
Journal article
2023

Improved Finite Element Modelling of Tread Braked Wheel Performance Verified by Brake Rig Tests

Eric Landström Voortman, Tore V Vernersson, Roger Lundén
Other conference contribution
2023

Rail and wheel health management

Anders Ekberg, Elena Kabo, Roger Lundén
Wear. Vol. 526-527
Journal article
2022

RAIL AND WHEEL HEALTH MANAGEMENT

Anders Ekberg, Elena Kabo, Roger Lundén
CM 2022 - 12th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, Conference Proceedings, p. 179-188
Paper in proceeding
2022

Improved modelling of tread braked wheels using an advanced material model

Eric Landström Voortman, Tore V Vernersson, Roger Lundén
FISITA Library. Vol. EB2022 (RLB)
Paper in proceeding
2019

Temperatures and wear at railway tread braking: Field experiments and simulations

Mandeep Singh Walia, Tore V Vernersson, Roger Lundén et al
Wear. Vol. 440-441
Journal article
2019

Preface: Special issue on heavy haul

Robert Fröhling, Roger Lundén, Michael Roney et al
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. Vol. 233 (6), p. 595-595
Other text in scientific journal
2019

Wear and plastic deformation of the wheel tread at block braking : Results from brake rig experiments and simulations

Mandeep Singh Walia, Tore V Vernersson, Kazuyuki Handa et al
Other conference contribution
2018

Thermomechanical capacity of wheel treads at stop braking: A parametric study

Mandeep Singh Walia, Ali Esmaeili, Tore V Vernersson et al
International Journal of Fatigue. Vol. 113, p. 407-415
Journal article
2018

Temperatures and wear at railway tread braking: Field experiments and simulation

Mandeep Singh Walia, Tore V Vernersson, Roger Lundén et al
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/wheel Systems, CM 2018, p. 1029-1036
Paper in proceeding
2017

Modelling of grey cast iron for application to brake discs for heavy vehicles

Gael le Gigan, Magnus Ekh, Tore V Vernersson et al
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. Vol. 231 (1), p. 35-49
Journal article
2016

Wheel tread profile evolution for combined block braking and wheel–rail contact: Results from dynamometer experiments

K. Ikeuchi, K. Handa, Roger Lundén et al
Wear. Vol. 366-367 (SI), p. 310-315
Journal article
2016

Thermal impact on rolling contact fatigue and capacity of railway wheels

Mandeep Singh Walia, Ali Esmaeili, Kazuyuki Handa et al
Proceedings Eurobrake 2016 (Milan), p. 10-
Paper in proceeding
2016

Stress gradient effects in surface initiated rolling contact fatigue of rails and wheels

Anders Ekberg, Elena Kabo, Roger Lundén et al
Wear. Vol. 366-367, p. 188-193
Journal article
2016

The influence of corrugation on frictional stress at the rail-wheel interface

Roger Lundén, Jens Nielsen, Anders Ekberg
Civil-Comp Proceedings. Vol. 110
Journal article
2016

Thermal capacity of tread-braked railway wheels. Part 1: Modelling

Shahab Teimourimanesh, Tore V Vernersson, Roger Lundén
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. Vol. 230 (3), p. 784-797
Journal article
2016

Thermal capacity of tread-braked railway wheels. Part 2: Applications

Shahab Teimourimanesh, Tore V Vernersson, Roger Lundén
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. Vol. 230 (3), p. 798-812
Journal article
2015

Stress gradient effects in surface initiated rolling contact fatigue of rails and wheels

Anders Ekberg, Elena Kabo, Roger Lundén et al
Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems (CM2015)
Paper in proceeding
2015

Thermomechanical cracking of railway wheel treads: a combined experimental and numerical approach

Ali Esmaeili, Sara Caprioli, Anders Ekberg et al
Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems (CM2015), p. 8-
Paper in proceeding
2015

Disc brakes for heavy vehicles: An experimental study of temperatures and cracks

Gael le Gigan, Tore V Vernersson, Roger Lundén et al
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. Vol. 229 (6), p. 684-707
Journal article
2015

Wheel tread profile evolution for combined block braking and wheel-rail contact - Results from dynamometer experiments

K. Ikeuchi, K. Handa, Roger Lundén et al
10th International Conference on Contact Mechanics of Wheel / Rail Systems, CM 2015, Colorado Springs, United States, 30 August - 3 September 2015
Paper in proceeding
2014

Tread braking of railway wheels – temperatures generated by a metro train

Shahab Teimourimanesh, Tore V Vernersson, Roger Lundén et al
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. Vol. 228 (2), p. 210-221
Journal article
2014

Modelling of temperatures during railway tread braking: Influence of contact conditions and rail cooling effect

Shahab Teimourimanesh, Tore V Vernersson, Roger Lundén
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. Vol. 228 (1), p. 93-109
Journal article
2014

Wear of brake blocks for in-service conditions-Influence of the level of modelling

Tore V Vernersson, Roger Lundén
Wear. Vol. 314 (1-2), p. 125-131
Journal article
2014

Tread braking – fatigue life of railway wheel webs

Tore V Vernersson, Roger Lundén, Anders Ekberg
Proceedings EuroBrake 2014 Conference, p. 13 pp-
Paper in proceeding
2014

Identifying the root causes of damage on the wheels of heavy haul locomotives and its mitigation

Anders Ekberg, Elena Kabo, Kalle Karttunen et al
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. Vol. 228 (6), p. 663-672
Journal article
2013

Identifying the root causes of damage on the wheels of heavy haul wheel damage phenomena

Anders Ekberg, Elena Kabo, Kalle Karttunen et al
Proceedings of the 10th International Heavy Haul Conference (IHHA 2013), February 4–6, New Dehli, India, p. 520-526
Paper in proceeding
2013

Temperature and thermoelastic instability at tread braking using cast iron friction material

S. Abbasi, Shahab Teimourimanesh, Tore V Vernersson et al
Wear. Vol. 314 (1-2), p. 171-180
Journal article
2013

Wheel fracture - Sensitivity to extreme loads for two generic wheel designs

Tore V Vernersson, Roger Lundén, Elena Kabo
Proceedings 17th International Wheelset Congress (IWC17), p. 38-47
Paper in proceeding
2012

WEAR OF BRAKE BLOCKS FOR IN-SERVICE CONDITIONS

Tore V Vernersson, Roger Lundén
9th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, CM 2012, p. 706-713
Paper in proceeding
2012

Temperature and thermoelastic instability of tread braking friction materials

Saeed Abbasi, Shahab Teimourimanesh, Tore V Vernersson et al
Proceedings 9th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, p. 606-607
Paper in proceeding
2012

Deterioration of insulated rail joints – a three-year field study

Johan Sandström, Elena Kabo, Arne Nissen et al
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems (CM2012), p. 301-308
Paper in proceeding
2012

Thermomechanical fatigue of brake disc materials--results from modelling and experiments

Gael le Gigan, Roger Lundén, Tore V Vernersson
Proceedings EuroBrake 2012, p. EB2012-MS-31-
Paper in proceeding
2012

Wear of railway brake block materials at elevated temperatures – pin-on-disc experiments

Tore V Vernersson, Roger Lundén, Saeed Abbasi et al
Proceedings EuroBrake 2012
Other conference contribution
2010

SPECIAL ISSUE ON HEAVY HAUL AND INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT

C. Barkan, R. Frohling, Roger Lundén et al
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. Vol. 224 (F5), p. I-II
Journal article
2010

Wear of disc brakes and block brakes – influence of design on modelled wear for repeated brake cycles

Tore V Vernersson, Roger Lundén
Proceeding of the 16th International Wheelset Congress (IWC16), p. 13 pp.-
Paper in proceeding
2010

Tread braking of railway wheels ─ state-of-the-art survey

Shahab Teimourimanesh, Roger Lundén, Tore V Vernersson
Proceedings 6th European Conference on Braking (JEF2010 / 6ème Conférence Européenne du Freinage), Lille (France) 24-25 November 2010, p. 293-302
Paper in proceeding
2010

Railway axle design – to be based on fatigue initiation or crack propagation?

Roger Lundén, Tore V Vernersson, Anders Ekberg
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. Vol. 224 (5), p. 445-453
Journal article
2010

Wear of block brakes and disc brakes for repeated brake cycles

Tore V Vernersson, Roger Lundén
Proceedings 6th European Conference on Braking (JEF2010 / 6ème Conférence Européenne du Freinage), Lille (France), 24-25 November 2010, p. 19-27
Paper in proceeding
2010

Braking capacity of railway wheels ─ state-of-the-art survey

Shahab Teimourimanesh, Roger Lundén, Tore V Vernersson
Proceedings of the 16th International Wheelset Congress (IWC16), p. 18 pp.-
Paper in proceeding
2009

Railway axle design – to be based on fatigue initiation or crack propagation?

Roger Lundén, Tore V Vernersson, Anders Ekberg
Proceedings of the 9th International Heavy Haul Conference, p. 509-517
Paper in proceeding
2009

Guest editorial of Special Issue on High Tech in Heavy Haul

Robert Fröhling, Per-Olof Larsson-Kråik, Roger Lundén et al
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. Vol. 223, p. i-ii
Journal article
2009

Introduction to the damage tolerance behaviour of railway rails – a review

Uwe Zerbst, Roger Lundén, Karl-Otto Edel et al
Engineering Fracture Mechanics. Vol. 76 (17), p. 2563-2601
Journal article
2009

Introduction to wheel-rail interface research

Roger Lundén, Björn Paulsson
Wheel/Rail Interface Handbook (editors R Lewis and U Olofsson), Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge (UK), p. 3-33
Book chapter
2008

High-frequency vertical wheel-rail contact forces – field measurements and influence of track irregularities

Per Gullers, Lars Andersson, Roger Lundén
Wear. Vol. 265 (9-10), p. 1472-1478
Journal article
2008

Under Sleeper Pads - Influence on Dynamic Train-Track Interaction

Anders Johansson, Jens Nielsen, Rikard Bolmsvik et al
Wear. Vol. 265 (9-10), p. 1479-1487
Journal article
2007

Elastoplastic modelling of subsurface crack growth in rail/wheel contact problems

Roger Lundén
Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures. Vol. 30 (10), p. 889-991
Journal article
2007

Temperatures at railway tread braking. Part 3: wheel and block temperatures and the influence of rail chill

Tore V Vernersson, Roger Lundén
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. Vol. 221 (4), p. 443-454
Journal article
2007

Temperatures at railway tread braking – A parametric study

Tore V Vernersson, Roger Lundén
Proceedings 15th International Wheelset Congress (IWC15), Prague, Czech Republic, 23-27 September 2007, 16 pp (available on CD)
Paper in proceeding
2007

Subsurface initiated rolling contact fatigue of railway wheels as generated by rail corrugation

Anders Ekberg, Elena Kabo, Jens Nielsen et al
International Journal of Solids and Structures. Vol. 44, p. 7975-7987
Journal article
2006

Under sleeper pads – influence on dynamic train–track interaction

Anders Johansson, Jens Nielsen, Rikard Bolmsvik et al
Proceedings 7th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems (CM2006), Brisbane, Australia, p. 583-592
Paper in proceeding
2005

Cracks around railway wheel flats exposed to rolling contact loads and residual stresses

Markus Wallentin, Hans Bjarnehed, Roger Lundén
Wear. Vol. 258 (7-8), p. 1319-1329
Journal article
2005

Tread braking of railway wheels – wheel and block temperatures and the influence of rail chill

Tore V Vernersson, Roger Lundén
Proceedings 8th International Heavy Haul Conference (IHHC8), p. 253-260
Other conference contribution
2005

Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems

Anders Ekberg, Jonas Ringsberg, Roger Lundén
Edited book
2005

Guest editorial

Anders Ekberg, Jonas Ringsberg, Roger Lundén
Wear. Vol. 258 (7-8), p. 953-954
Journal article
2005

Influence of short-pitch wheel/rail corrugation on rolling contact fatigue of railway wheels

Jens Nielsen, Anders Ekberg, Roger Lundén
Proc Instn Mech Engrs Part F - Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. Vol. 219, p. 177-187
Journal article
2004

Integrated analysis of dynamic train–track interaction and rolling contact fatigue

Jens Nielsen, Anders Ekberg, Elena Kabo et al
14th International Wheelset Congress, p. 15 pp-
Paper in proceeding
2004

New wheels for 25 and 30 tonne axle loads – design, stresses and geometric stability

Roger Lundén, Jürgen Schneider, Tore V Vernersson
Proceedings 6th International Conference on Railway Bogies and Running Gears (Bogie ‘04), p. 265-270
Other conference contribution
2003

New wheelsets for 25 and 30 tonne axle loads

Roger Lundén, Jürgen Schneider, Tore V Vernersson
Internationale Schienenfahrzeugtagung (RAD Schiene 2003), p. 6-
Other conference contribution
2003

Guest editorial of Special Issue on Wheel/rail safety – special focus on the rail

Roger Lundén
Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures. Vol. 26 (10), p. 861-864
Journal article
2003

Train-Track Interaction and Mechanisms of Irregular Wear on Wheel and Rail Surfaces

Jens Nielsen, Roger Lundén, Anders Johansson et al
Vehicle System Dynamics. Vol. 40 (1-3), p. 3-54
Journal article

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Showing 9 research projects

2024–2029

A holistic model of wheel tread life

Anders Ekberg Dynamics
Tore V Vernersson Dynamics
Roger Lundén Dynamics
Eric Landström Voortman Dynamics
Swedish Transport Administration

1 publication exists
2020–2025

Tread braking – capacity, wear and life (CHARMEC SD11)

Tore V Vernersson Dynamics
Eric Landström Dynamics
Roger Lundén Dynamics
Chalmers Railway Mechanics (CHARMEC)

4 publications exist
2018–2021

Research into enhanced track and switch and crossing system 2 (In2Track-2)

Elena Kabo Dynamics
Fredrik Larsson Material and Computational Mechanics
Dimosthenis Floros Material and Computational Mechanics
Astrid Pieringer Applied Acoustics
Casey Jessop Engineering Materials
Wolfgang Kropp Applied Acoustics
Johan Ahlström Engineering Materials
Xin Li Dynamics
Magnus Ekh Material and Computational Mechanics
Michele Maglio Dynamics
Daniel Gren Engineering Materials
Björn Pålsson Dynamics
Roger Lundén Dynamics
Marko Milosevic Dynamics
Lennart Josefson Material and Computational Mechanics
Emil Aggestam Dynamics
Anders Ekberg Dynamics
Jens Nielsen Dynamics
Tore V Vernersson Dynamics
Rostyslav Skrypnyk Dynamics
Erika Steyn Engineering Materials
Christer Persson Engineering Materials
Björn Andersson Material and Computational Mechanics
Knut Andreas Meyer Material and Computational Mechanics
Mohammad Salahi Nezhad Material and Computational Mechanics
Jannik Theyssen Applied Acoustics
Swedish Transport Administration
European Commission (EC)

50 publications exist
2016–2020

Research into enhanced tracks, switches and structures (In2Track)

Anders Ekberg Dynamics
Roger Lundén Dynamics
European Commission (EC)
Swedish Transport Administration

19 publications exist
2015–2015

Forskning och utvecklingstjänst gällande D-Rail, tillägg.

Roger Lundén Dynamics
Swedish Transport Administration

2013–2015

Improved performance of brake discs: Stage 2

Roger Lundén Dynamics
VINNOVA

2011–2013

Railway Induced Vibration Abatement Solutions (RIVAS)

Roger Lundén Dynamics
European Commission (EC)

2009–2013

Förbättrade prestanda hos bromsskivor

Roger Lundén Dynamics
VINNOVA

2007–2021

Improved criterion for surface initiated RCF (CHARMEC MU22)

Anders Ekberg Dynamics
Elena Kabo Dynamics
Roger Lundén Dynamics
Chalmers Railway Mechanics (CHARMEC)

1 publication exists
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