TENTATIVE STUDY OF STRESSES IN A RAIL BY PHOTO-ELASTIC AND STRAIN MEASUREMENTS

ORE Reports C 53/RP 2 and RP 5 are part of a wide study concerning the behavior of the metal in rails and wheels at the contact zone, which depends largely on the magnitude and distribution of the stresses in the vicinity of the contact surface. The two reports discussed in the present article deal in detail with the photo-elastic study supplemented by a brief study of strains measured in both a simplified steel rail and a real rail.

• Corporate Authors:

  International Railway Congress Association

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• Publication Date: 1970-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 438-439
• Serial:
  • RAIL INTERNATIONAL
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 6

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Railroad rails; Railroad tracks; Strain measurement; Stresses; Train track dynamics
• Old TRIS Terms: Rail stress; Track stress
• Subject Areas: Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046942
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1974 12:00AM