FATIGUE STRENGTH TESTS ON RAILS

Fatigue strength data on rails have seldom been published. Japanese National Railways, in connection with the adoption of long rails (0.5, 1.0, 1.5 or 2.0 km) and speed-up of train operation, is vigorously pushing fatigue strength investigations as well as qualitative study of rails. Soundness of the welded rail is hard to evaluate through a mere external inspection; therefore, nondestructive testing methods such as ultrasonic, magnetic detection and mechanical methods such as static bending, repeated drop weight should be coupled with it. Present demand is to secure a sound welded rail in the field through fatigue strength comparison between the base metal of rail and the welded joint.

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• Corporate Authors:

  JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS

  TOKYO,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • YAMANAKA, Y
• Publication Date: 1964-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 44-50
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Fatigue (Physiological condition); Railroad rails; Technology; Welded rail
• Geographic Terms: France; Germany; Japan; United States
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00033198
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Quart Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1994 12:00AM