Railway axle failure investigations and fatigue crack growth monitoring of an axle

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

Volumn 218, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 283-292

  Hoddinott, D S ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axle; Corrosion; Fatigue; Fracture; Railway

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; CRACKS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE; INSPECTION; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

AXLE FRACTURE; CRACK SIZES; MID-SPAN FAILURES; RAILWAY AXLES;

AXLES;

EID: 14744304622     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954409043125897     Document Type: Conference Paper

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3. Stress Corrosion Cracking, 2000 (National Physical Laboratory).
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5. Design Guide for the Calculation of Stresses in Axles Driven by Axle Hung Traction Motors, 1996, BASS 503, Issue C, Railway Companies of 1996.
6. Design Guide for the Calculation of Stresses in Non-driving Axles, 1996, BASS 504, Issue C, Railway Companies of 1996.