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      <title>MEAN FOR IMPROVING RAILS. THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS OF THE DETERIORATION IN TRACK GEOMETRY AT DISCRETE IRREGULARITIES IN TRACK LEVEL</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This report describes the results of calculations of deterioration in vertical level made using the BR track deterioration computer program.  Attention is concentrated on the effects of weld irregularities and it is emphasised that this represents only part of the total deterioration. Some tentative conclusions are drawn regarding the maximum permissible size of rail defects.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 1981 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ON STATISTICAL FEATURES OF BOLT HOLE BREAK OF RAIL</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Rail breaks have decreased considerably in recent years with the introduction of the N-type rail and the long welded rail. But breaks are still too numerous.  This is why data is being collected on the link between the different types of rails and increased train tonnages.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 May 1979 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EFFECT OF COLD WORKING OF BOLT HOLES ON RAIL LIFE</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Fatigue tests of bolted joints in 112 pound rails were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of cold working bolt holes to retard cracking.  No cracks were produced in rails either with or without cold-worked holes.  In the tests, the joints were subjected to bending stresses only.  It is recommended that tests be made on equipment which will produce tensile as well as bending stresses to more nearly simulate conditions in track.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 1979 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>FATIGUE TESTING OF RAIL BOLT HOLES COLD-EXPANDED BY BOEING COMPANY</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Association of American Railroads investigated the improvement in resistance to fatiguing at rail bolt holes by cold expansion of the hole diameter.  The specimens were prepared by the Boeing Company using their "Split Sleeve Expansion System" to cold-work the bolt holes.  The loading cycle was selected to simulate the cyclic reversal of flexure of rails in service.  However, the loads were much higher than service loads to accelerate fatigue crack nucleation.  It was found that the cold-worked specimens failed at other locations before bolt hole failure could occur while un-cold-worked specimens failed at the bolt holes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 1979 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>BENDING DEFORMATION OF RAIL AT RAIL JOINT</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 1978 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>THE SINGOL RAIL JOINT</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A description of a fish-plated rail joint without the expansion gap which allows the rail to contract and expand freely.  The behaviour of the joint under operating conditions, and a technical and economic comparison with welded rail.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 1978 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DYNAMIC VARIATION OF WHEEL LOAD ATTRIBUTED TO VERTICAL DEFORMATION OF RAIL END</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Vertical deformation of rail end within the allowable tolerance when supplied from manufacturer often causes unevenness of running surface of rail at welded rail.  The transient vibration caused by this local unevenness at welded part was theoretically discussed for the vehicle-track vibration system.  The relationships among train speed, length of unevenness, spring coefficient of rail support, damping coefficient of rail support and dynamic variation of wheel load were discussed.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 1976 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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