Critical analysis of RCF rail defects classification
The paper presents a brief review of the rail defect coding systems, which were recommended by the International Union of Railways during the period from 1959 to today. The recommended classification and numbering of RCF rail defects, defined in the document IRS 70712 from 2018, were critically analysed. In addition, harmonisation of European standards and IRS 70712 was found necessary by the authors. The paper points out that appropriate attention was paid neither to the combination of several types of RCF rail defects nor to the occurrence of these defects in the sensitive track zones such as switches, crossings, expansion joints, and insulated rail joints. Authors propose that Infrastructure Managers should supplement the Handbook of rail defects with RCF defects that occur on the railway network under their control. Moreover, the authors present the experience regarding RCF defects on the Serbian railway network.
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- © 2022 Zdenka Popović, et al. Published by Elsevier B.V. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
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Authors:
- Popović, Zdenka
- Lazarević, Luka
- Mićić, Milica
- Brajović, Ljiljana
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Conference:
- X International Scientific Siberian Transport Forum — TransSiberia 2022
- Location: Novosibirsk , Russia
- Date: 2022-3-2 to 2022-3-5
- Publication Date: 2022
Language
- English
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- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 2550-2561
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Procedia
- Volume: 63
- Issue Number: 0
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 2352-1465
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/23521465/
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Open Access (libre)
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Coding systems; Defects; Maintenance of way; Railroad rails; Rolling contact; Standards
- Identifier Terms: International Union of Railways
- Geographic Terms: Serbia
- Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Railroads;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01854909
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 17 2022 9:33AM