Measurement of railhead longitudinal profiles: A comparison of different techniques

Wear

Volumn 191, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 245-251

  Grassie, Stuart L ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Rail corrugation; Rail measurement; Rail measuring equipment; Rail profile; Railways

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EXTRANEOUS VIBRATION; LONGITUDINAL RAIL HEAD PROFILES; RAIL CORRUGATION;

RAILROAD TRACKS;

MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; PROFILES; RAILS; VIBRATION EFFECTS;

EID: 0029656527     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1648(95)06732-9     Document Type: Article

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