Rail defects: An overview

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 865-886

  Cannon, D F ^a   Edel, K O ^a   Grassie, S L ^a   Sawley, K ^b  

^a Ctr Surface Transportation Technol ^*

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Defects; Grinding; Inspection; Rail; RCF

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INSPECTION; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; RAILINGS; STEEL; TECHNOLOGY;

RAIL DEFECTS; RAIL-MAKING TECHNOLOGY; RAILWAY SYSTEMS; TRACT STRUCTURE;

RAILS;

EID: 0242337420     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-2695.2003.00693.x     Document Type: Article

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