Nondestructive testing and evaluation methods for rail welds in Japan

Quarterly Report of RTRI (Railway Technical Research Institute) (Japan)

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 53-58

  Shitara, Hideki ^a   Terashita, Yoshihiro ^a   Tatsumi, Mitsumasa ^a   Fukada, Yasuto ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bending fatigue strength; Double probe technique; Fusion welding; Nondestructive test; Rail welding; Ultrasonic inspection; Weld discontinuity

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; ELECTRIC ARC WELDING; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FLASH WELDING; GAS WELDING; MORPHOLOGY; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; RELIABILITY; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

DOUBLE PROBE TECHNIQUE; FUSION WELDING; GAS PRESSURE WELDING; RAIL WELDS; THERMITE WELDING; ULTRASONIC INSPECTION METHOD;

WELDS;

EID: 0042659252     PISSN: 00339008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2219/rtriqr.44.53     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Tatsumi, M., Ueyama, K., Yamamoto, R. and Kudoh, S.: "Ultrasonic Inspection for Serious Defects on Fusion Welds on Rail (in Japanese)," RTRI Report, Vol. 9, No. 12, pp. 43-48, 1995.
2. Tatsumi, M., Shitara, H., Fukada, Y., Sakashita, T., Yamamoto R. and Ueyama K.: "Criteria of Soundness Evaluation on Enclosed Arc Welds of Rails (in Japanese)," RTRI Report, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp.37-42, 2000.
3. Terashita, Y., Tatsumi, M.: "Analysis of Damaged Rail Weld," QR of RTRI, Vol.44, No.2, 2003. (in preparation)
4. Japanese Industrial Standard: "Method for Ultrasonic Examination for Welds of Ferritic Steel," JIS Z3060-1994