Surface cracks and wear of rail: A full-scale test on a commuter train track

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

Volumn 216, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 249-264

  Olofsson, U ^a   Nilsson, R ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lubrication; Rail; Surface cracks; Wear

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; LUBRICANTS; LUBRICATION; RAILROAD CARS; SERVICE LIFE; STEEL; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESSES; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

COMMUTER TRAIN TRACK; HEADCHECKS; RAIL STEEL GRADE; SURFACE CRACKS;

RAILROAD TRACKS;

EID: 0036925830     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440902321029208     Document Type: Article

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