Ultrasonic characterisation of defects in rails

Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 341-347

  Clark, R ^a   Singh, S ^a   Haist, C ^a  

^a Sperry Rail Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack growth; Electrical Discharge Machined (EDM) notches; Roller Search Unit (RSU); Transverse Defects (TDs); Ultrasonic rail inspection; Vertical Split Heads (VSHs)

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFECTS; INSPECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SHEAR WAVES; ULTRASONIC TESTING;

ECHO DYNAMICS; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINED NOTCHES; RAIL DEFECTS; ROLLER SEARCH UNIT; TRANSVERSE DEFECTS; ULTRASONIC RAIL INSPECTION; VERTICAL SPLIT HEADS;

RAILS;

EID: 0036607522     PISSN: 13542575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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