ULTRASONIC RAIL INSPECTION - AN EFFECTIVE INTERNAL RAIL FLAW DETECTION METHOD ENABLING PLANNED RAIL MAINTENANCE

The rail is one of the most vital safety elements of the permanent way. Rail damage is both dangerous and costly, be it in terms of possible loss of life or the extensive material damage it can cause. Even without derailment, any rail braeakage in the track leads to serious traffic disruptions in the form of train stoppages, provisional repairs and full-scale track renewal work. It is therefore indispensable to take all possible measures to detect potentially dangerous rail defects before they can degenerate into fractures. This article describes the ultrasonic detection method that was used during an extensive rail testing campaign carried out in 1990 by FS.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Broadfields (Technical Publishers) Limited

  Little Leighs
  Chelmsford, Essex CMB 1PM,   England 
• Authors:
  • Raimondi, A
  • Cannavo, M
• Publication Date: 1992

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 5-6
• Serial:
  • Rail Engineering International
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: De Rooi Publications
  • ISSN: 0141-4615

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Defects; Detection and identification; Inspection; Maintenance of way; Railroad rails; Ultrasonic detectors; Ultrasonic tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rail flaw detection
• Old TRIS Terms: Rail inspection
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00634736
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 28 1993 12:00AM