Disc machine testing to assess the life of surface-damaged railway track

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

Volumn 215, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 261-275

  Gao, N ^a   Dwyer Joyce, R S ^a   Grieve, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disc test machine; Railway track; Rolling contact fatigue; Surface damage; Wheel rail contacts

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; IMPURITIES; LUBRICATION; SERVICE LIFE; SURFACE TESTING; VEHICLE WHEELS;

DISC MACHINE TESTING;

RAILROAD TRACKS;

EID: 0035736382     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954409011531567     Document Type: Conference Paper

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