Fracture mechanics and scale effects in the fatigue of railway axles

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-208

  Beretta, Stefano ^a   Ghidini, A ^b   Lombardo, F ^a,b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Lucchini Sidermeccanica SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crack growth model; Crack propagation; Full scale fatigue test; Railway axles; Short crack effect

Indexed keywords

AXLES; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK;

RAILWAY AXLES; SCALE EFFECTS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS; RAILWAY;

EID: 4644350617     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2003.12.011     Document Type: Article

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