THE CONTINUOUSLY SUPPORTED RAIL SUBJECTED TO AN AXIAL FORCE AND A MOVING LOAD

The recent practice of welding railroad rails to each other suggests that considerable axial compression forces may be induced in the rails because of a rise in temperature. This in turn may reduce the critical velocity for the track to the range of operational velocities of modern high-speed trains. The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate that this is indeed a possibility.

• Corporate Authors:

  Pergamon Press, Incorporated

  Maxwell House, Fairview Park
  Elmsford, NY  United States  10523
• Authors:
  • Kerr, A D
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 71-78
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
  • Volume: 14
  • Publisher: Pergamon Press, Incorporated

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High speed track; Railroad rails; Railroad tracks; Stresses; Thermal stresses; Welded rail
• Old TRIS Terms: Rail thermal stresses; Track stress
• Subject Areas: Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00097297
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 29 1976 12:00AM