DEVELOPMENT OF A WELD PROCEDURE TO REPAIR JOINTS IN A RAILROAD-TYPE TRACK

The report describes the development of a repair procedure for a precision railroad-type track located at the David Taylor Naval Research Center in Carderock, Maryland. The report describes the electrode selection, preheat determination, and other welding parameters that must be controlled to allow a precision repair.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Pub. in Welding Jnl., v67, no 8, pp17-23, Aug 88.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Institute of Standards and Technology

  National Engineering Lab, Thermophysical Properties Division
  Boulder, CO  United States  80302
• Authors:
  • Siewert, T A
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electrodes; Joints (Engineering); Preheating; Railroad tracks; Repairing; Welded rail; Welding; Welds
• Uncontrolled Terms: Repairs; Welded joints
• Old TRIS Terms: Welding electrodes
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00496357
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1990 12:00AM