EDUCATION RESOURCES © 2021 ANSYS, Inc. Claes Fredriksson & Susannah Cooke Ansys Materials Education Division Level 3 Industrial Case Study Railway lightweighting First published: March 2020 This version: July 2021GRANTA EDUPACK © 2021 ANSYS, Inc. 2 1. Challenges in Transportation Railways provide an essential transport system in modern society and were one of the key components of the industrial revolution. The history of guided paths goes back to the ancient Greeks, well before the current era (BCE), however, the first steam- based locomotive reminiscent of today’s trains was introduced at the beginning of the 1800’s. It was soon used both for heavy goods and for passenger transport. The materials and components currently used in trains have evolved over time, resulting in an

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