Fatigue of railway axles: A classic problem revisited

European Structural Integrity Society

Volumn 26, Issue C, 2000, Pages 173-181

  Smith, R A ^a  

^a Advanced Railway Research Centre Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

crack growth; fatigue; inspection; life prediction; Railway axles; service loads

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957065373     PISSN: 15661369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1566-1369(00)80049-7     Document Type: Article

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