Study on relationship between oblique fatigue crack and rail wear in curve track and prevention

Wear

Volumn 267, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 540-544

  Wang, W J ^a   Guo, J ^a   Liu, Q Y ^a   Zhu, M H ^a   Zhou, Z R ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asymmetrical rail grinding; Oblique fatigue crack; Rail wear; Wheel rail force

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRICAL RAIL GRINDING; COUPLING MECHANISM; FATIGUE CRACKS; FIELD ANALYSIS; FIELD INVESTIGATION; FIELD TEST; GUANGZHOU; GUIDANCE FORCES; HIGH-SPEED; OBLIQUE CRACKS; OBLIQUE FATIGUE CRACK; RAIL GRINDING; RAIL WEAR; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS; WEAR RATES; WHEEL FLANGES; WHEEL/RAIL FORCE;

CRACK DETECTION; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); GRINDING (MACHINING); RAIL LAYING; VEHICLE WHEELS;

FATIGUE DAMAGE;

EID: 65749110208     PISSN: 00431648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wear.2008.12.100     Document Type: Article

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