RAIL-FLAW DETECTION: A SCIENCE THAT WORKS

Visual, ultrasonic, induction, and combinations of these methods used to find fatigue defects in railroad rails are detailed.

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• Publication Date: 1990-5

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 30-32
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 86
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Defects; Detection and identification; Electromagnetic induction; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Inspection; Preventive maintenance; Rail (Railroads); Ultrasonics; Vision
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rail flaw detection
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00494721
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1990 12:00AM