LATERAL STABILITY OF RAILS, ESPECIALLY OF LONG WELDED RAILS. ENQUIRY RELATING TO LAYING IN CURVES

This report discusses the results of a questionnaire to determine the state-of-the-art of welded rail. Includes discussion of the history of the uses of long welded rail, and of tests to determine the characteristics of such rail under varying climatic conditions. Report also covers track buckling tests at Karlsrule and London in the late 1950's and includes a chapter on the characteristics of track incorporating long-welded rail. Various theories on the stability of long welded rails are covered briefly, and an extensive bibliography is included.

• 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: 1965-4

Media Info

• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: 9 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ballast (Railroads); Bending; Bending stress; Braking; Buckling; Concrete; Concrete ties; Creep; Dynamics; Equipment tests; Rail joints; Railroad rails; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks; Residual stress; Stability (Mechanics); Steel; Stiffness; Stresses; Technology; Welded rail; Welding; Wheels; Wood ties
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ballast; Contact stress; Lateral dynamics; Track stability; Vertical dynamics
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Old TRIS Terms: Flat wheels; Question d14; Rail creep; Rail stress; Rail welding; Steel cross ties; Test equipment; Wooden cross ties
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00033211
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: D14/RP 2/E Intrm Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM