Railway fatigue failures: An overview of a long standing problem

Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 697-705

  Smith, R A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achsen; Axles; Eisenbahn; Fatigue; R der; Rails. Schl sselworte: Erm dung; Railways; Schienen; Wheels

Indexed keywords

AXLES; FIXTURES (TOOLING); INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PROBLEM SOLVING; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS); WHEELS;

ACHSEN; EISENBAHN; FATIGUE; RÄDER; RAILWAY; SCHIENEN;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 28844438275     PISSN: 09335137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mawe.200500939     Document Type: Article

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