Dynamic analysis of stresses and evaluation of service life of jointed rails

Quarterly Report of RTRI (Railway Technical Research Institute) (Japan)

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 250-255

  Kataoka, Hiroo ^a   Oikawa, Yuya ^a   Wakatsuki, Osamu ^a   Abe, Noritsugi ^b  

^a RAILWAY TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Nihonkido Kogyo Co Ltd

Author keywords

Fatigue; Fish bolt hole; Jointed rail; Service life; Stress

Indexed keywords

BOLTS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SERVICE LIFE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FISH BOLT HOLE; JOINTED RAILS;

RAILROADS;

EID: 33644530035     PISSN: 00339008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2219/rtriqr.46.250     Document Type: Article

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