HOW TO REDUCE THE PRESSURES IN RAILS DUE TO AN INCREASE IN TEMPERATURE

ZMNIEJSZENIE NAPREZEN W SZYNACH POWODOWANYCH WZROSTEM TEMPERATURY

In order to prevent the buckling of the track - particularly when continuously welded rails are used - during the hot summer period, it is of importance to prevent an increase in the temperature of the rails exposed to the heat of the sun. Experiments have shown that the temperature of the metal can be approximately 10 degrees C, by coating the top, the web, and the upper part of the flange, of the rail with a layer of white paint. The author describes the construction of a mechanical vehicle, which runs along the track, in order to cover the rails with white paint.

• Corporate Authors:

  Wydawnichtwa Komunikacji i Laczosci

  U1 Kazimierzowska 52
  Warsaw,   Poland 
• Authors:
  • Veremczuk, J
• Publication Date: 1973

Language

• Polish

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 2 p.
• Serial:
  • Przeglad Kolejowy Drogowy
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Wydawnichtwa Komunikacji i Laczosci

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buckling; Railroad rails; Technology; Thermal stresses; Train track dynamics
• Geographic Terms: Poland
• Old TRIS Terms: Rail thermal stresses
• Subject Areas: Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00054785
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1976 12:00AM