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Impact of the Railway Vehicle Characteristics in Its Runnability in the Presence of Strong Winds

Pedro Montenegro^1,*, Raphael Heleno², Hermes Carvalho², Diogo Ribeiro³, Rui Calçada¹, Chris Baker⁴

1 CONSTRUCT-LESE, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias s/n, Porto, 4200-465, Portugal
2 Department of Structural Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Pres. Antônio Carlos, 6627 - Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Brazil
3 CONSTRUCT-LESE, School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 431, Porto, 4249-015, Portugal
4 Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education, School of Engineering, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom

* Corresponding Author: Pedro Montenegro. Email: