COMBATING RAIL SURFACE FATIGUE IN EUROPE BY HEAD CHECK GRINDING

Railroads have been looking for ways to extend service life of rail and reduce maintenance costs for a long time, recognizing that rail surface fatigue is an important issue in that context. The article looks at the ways several European railways have defined specific target profiles for rail grinding. Data has been collected both before and after grinding, and some of the conclusions suggest that positive deviations from the target profile increase the severity of head checks, but negative deviations from the target profile reduce the development of head checks. Rail quality also plays an important role.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/9675046
• Corporate Authors:

  De Rooi Publications

  P.O. Box 543
  Veenendaal,   Netherlands  3900 AM
• Authors:
  • SCHOECH, W
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 6-8
• Serial:
  • Rail Engineering International
  • Volume: 33
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: De Rooi Publications
  • ISSN: 0141-4615

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cracking; Fatigue (Mechanics); Maintenance; Rail grinding; Railroad tracks; Service life; Stress cracking
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Subject Areas: Design; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00972920
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 17 2004 12:00AM