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Table A1

Parameters of the FDM simulation performed. All defined parameters are explained in [11].

Calculation end time t end 0.4 s
Time increment Δt 2 · 10−5  s
Grid parameter b 1.058
Local step size Δx 0.0545 m
Theoretical rail length (without boundaries) l 80 m
Number of boundary grid points n B 600
Force parameter σ 0.5 · 102 s
Force parameter a 0.7 · 10−4

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