A brief historical overview of the fatigue of railway axles

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

Volumn 218, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 267-277

  Smith, R A ^a   Hillmansen, S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accidents; Crack growth; Fatigue; Inspection; Life prediction; Railway axles; Service loads

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; AIRCRAFT; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INSPECTION; PRODUCT DESIGN; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

AIRCRAFT INDUSTRY; LIFE PREDICTION; RAILWAY AXLES; SERVICE LOADS;

AXLES;

EID: 14744306184     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954409043125932     Document Type: Conference Paper

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