STRESSES IN THE RAILS, THE BALLAST AND IN THE FORMATION RESULTING FROM TRAFFIC LOADS. STRESS DISTRIBUTION IN THE RAILS

The stress distribution in a rail results from the following; Stresses due to the vertical wheel loads; Stresses produced by the lateral guiding force; Stresses resulting from the central or eccentric longitudinal forces which act at the contact point between wheel and rail as a consequence of the adhesive friction; and Stresses caused by changes in the rail temperature.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Restrictions on the use of this document are contained in the explanatory material.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Union of Railways

  Office of Research and Experiments
  Utrecht,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 1966-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 65 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bending; Bending stress; Deformation curve; Inspection; Railroad rails; Railroad tracks; Strain measurement; Stresses; Tests; Train track dynamics; Welded rail; Wheel loads
• Uncontrolled Terms: Contact stress
• Old TRIS Terms: Question d71; Rail stress; Track component investigations
• Subject Areas: Materials; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052867
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: D71/RP 2/E Intrm Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 5 1976 12:00AM