Fatigue in railway infrastructure:

Fatigue is a major issue affecting safety and quality of service in the railway industry. This book reviews key aspects of this important subject. It begins by providing an overview of the subject, discussing fatigue at the wheel-rail interface and in other aspects of infrastructure. It then conside...

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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL Oxford CRC Press Woodhead Pub. © 2009
Series:Woodhead Publishing in mechanical engineering
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Online Access:FLA01
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Summary:Fatigue is a major issue affecting safety and quality of service in the railway industry. This book reviews key aspects of this important subject. It begins by providing an overview of the subject, discussing fatigue at the wheel-rail interface and in other aspects of infrastructure. It then considers fatigue in railway and tramway track, looking at causes of potential failure in such areas as rails and fixings as well as sleepers. It also reviews failure points in structures such as embankments and cuttings. The book analyses fatigue in railway bridges, looking in particular at masonry arch b
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 114 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9781615831081
1615831088

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