DAMAGE ON RAILS AND SWITCHES

An investigation of the damage on railroad rails and switches shows that the most frequent damages are fatigue fractures in the form of shelling of inner edges and transverse fractures. Since the conventional high-strength rails are no longer adequate for tracks subjected to great stresses, new special-quality rails with a yield strength greater than 600 N/sq mm were developed and have already been used with success.

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  Springer Verlag

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• Authors:
  • Laisner, H
  • Schossmann, R
• Publication Date: 1974

Language

• German

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 268-275
• Serial:
  • Berg-Und Huettenmaennische Monashefte
  • Volume: 119
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Springer-Verlag
  • ISSN: 0005-8912

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Failure; Fracture mechanics; Railroad rails; Shelling (Metals)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Switches
• Old TRIS Terms: Rail failure; Rail fracture; Rail shelling; Rail technology
• Subject Areas: Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172596
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1978 12:00AM