As the main damage of rail, the rail corrugation - the appearance of more or less regular peaks and troughs on the running surface of the rail - refer to dynamics, contact mechanics and tribology.

• 钢轨波磨是指钢轨投入使用之后，轨顶沿纵向表面出现的有一定规律性的波形不平顺现象，它是钢轨损伤的一种主要形式，其产生和发展涉及动力学、接触力学和摩擦学等多个学科领域之间非常复杂的关系。