20 YEARS OF ULTRASONIC TESTING. ESTABLISHED METHODS AND MORE RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON THE DB AND OTHER RAILWAYS

Ultrasonic tests of rolling stock axles, are now part of regularly performed maintenance work. The present article describes test methods as well as probes and auxiliary equipment which were developed by the DB and which have found general acceptance. Information is given which zones of the axles can be tested, which detection sensitivity can be obtained and which expenses have to be undergone. These considerations indicate which axle designs are suitable for testing and point to ways for testing even more complex axle designs with justified expense.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Railway Congress Association

  17-21 rue de Louvrain
  1000 Brussels,   Belgium 
• Authors:
  • Egelkraut, K
• Publication Date: 1970-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 36-58
• Serial:
  • RAIL INTERNATIONAL
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 1

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axles; Train track dynamics; Ultrasonic tests
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046928
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1976 12:00AM