RESULTS OF ROLLING-LOAD TESTS OF BUTT WELDED RAIL JOINTS

Between October 1, 1967 and September 30, 1968 fifteen butt welded rail joints were tested on the rolling-load machines at the AAR. The rails were tested to a maximum of 2,000,000 cycles, or to failure, of repeated loading. The rolling-load tests are tabulated. For the failed rails the damage points are shown.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Railway Engineering Association

  59 East Van Buren Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60605
• Publication Date: 1969-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 699-711
• Serial:
  • AREA BULLETIN
  • Volume: 70
  • Issue Number: 619
  • Publisher: American Railway Engineering Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cracking; Defects; Dynamic loads; Failure; Railroad rails; Technology; Welded rail
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Fissures (Rails); Rail failure
• Subject Areas: Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00040457
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 22 1976 12:00AM