Failure modes in aluminothermic rail welds under high axle load conditions

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-166

  Mutton, P J ^a   Alvarez, E F ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXLES; DERAILMENTS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE; LOADS (FORCES); MAINTENANCE; RAILROAD TRACKS; THERMIT WELDING; WELDS;

IMPACT LOADING;

RAILS;

FAILURE ANALYSIS; WELD;

EID: 0346670156     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2003.05.003     Document Type: Article

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