A branch criterion for shallow angled rolling contact fatigue cracks in rails

Wear

Volumn 191, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 45-53

  Wong, S L ^a   Bold, P E ^a   Brown, M W ^a   Allen, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b BR Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cracks; Fatigue; Rails; Rolling contact

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE CRACKS; RAILS; ROLLING; ROLLING CONTACT;

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SHEAR STRESS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

BRANCH CRITERION; SHALLOW ANGLED ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE CRACKS; SQUAT;

RAILROAD TRACKS;

EID: 0029656816     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1648(95)06621-7     Document Type: Article

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