Rail Corrugation: Characteristics, Causes and Treatments

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 57-68

  Grassie, S L ^a   Kalousek, J ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLAST (RAILROAD TRACK); CORRUGATED MATERIALS; RAILS;

BOOTED SLEEPER; CONTACT FATIGUE; CORRUGATION MECHANISM; HEAVY HAUL; LIGHT RAIL; RAIL CORRUGATION; ROARING RAILS; RUTTING;

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0027870108     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: 20413017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/PIME_PROC_1993_207_227_02     Document Type: Article

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