RESIDUAL STRESSES IN THE RAIL

When rail fasteners are loosened, the rail bends because of the accumulations of deformations caused by stress, workhardening or unevenness of stress. The resultant bend of a rail is the result of the nature of the rail as in the differences between a common or quenched rail. Residual stresses in rail tend to decrease which finally lead to rail deformation as a result of the loss of equilibrium of the forces.

• Corporate Authors:

  Japan Railway Civil Engineering Association

  Kyodo Building, 18-7 Hagashi-Uyeno 2 Chome, Daito-Ku
  Tokyo-110,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Yasojima, Y
  • Machi
• Publication Date: 1965

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1-11
• Serial:
  • Permanent Way
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Japan Railway Civil Engineering Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fatigue (Physiological condition); Railroad rails; Residual stress; Stresses; Technology; Tension
• Uncontrolled Terms: Tensile stress
• Geographic Terms: Germany; Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Rail stress
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00033351
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 26
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM