Rail flaw detection: Overview and needs for future developments

NDT and E International

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-118

  Clark, Robin ^a,b  

^a Sperry Rail Inc   (United States)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic testing; Fatigue defects; Rail inspection; Roller search unit; Ultrasonic testing

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE TESTING; INSPECTION; RAILROAD ACCIDENTS; RAILROAD SIGNAL SYSTEMS; RAILROADS; ROLLERS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); SENSORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

INCIDENT ANGLES; RAIL FLAW DETECTION (RFD); ROLLER SEARCH UNITS (RSU);

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

EID: 0347985116     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2003.06.002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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