DETERIORATION OF RAIL-VEHICLE WHEELS CAUSED BY BRAKE BLOCKS

DEGRADACIONES EN LAS RUEDAS DE FERROCARRIL COMO CONSECUENCIA DEL FRENADO CON ZAPATA

A very detailed study of the various types of cracks, especially those caused by heat, following the action of brake blocks on wheel running surfaces. A number of illustrations accompany the explanations given in the article. The study is based on tests carried out at the CAF Laboratories (Railway Construction and Auxiliary Work).

• Corporate Authors:

  Asociacion de Investigacion del Transporte

  Alberto Alcocer 38
  Madrid,   Spain 
• Authors:
  • Terradillos, F
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Language

• Spanish

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 41-58
• Serial:
  • Publication of: International Ergonomics Association
  • Issue Number: 13
  • Publisher: International Ergonomics Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brake shoes; Defects; Tests; Thermal stresses; Wheels
• Old TRIS Terms: Wheel defects; Wheel thermal stresses
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157526
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 4 1977 12:00AM