PEC thermography for imaging multiple cracks from rolling contact fatigue

NDT and E International

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 505-512

  Wilson, John ^a   Tian, Guiyun ^a   Mukriz, Ilham ^a   Almond, Darryl ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pulsed eddy currents; Rail; Rolling contact fatigue; Surface inspection; Thermography

Indexed keywords

CONDITION BASED MAINTENANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HIGH SPEED TRAINS; MULTIPLE CRACK; ON-LINE INSPECTION; PULSED EDDY CURRENT; RAIL TRACK INSPECTION; RAIL TRACKS; RAIL TRANSPORTATION; ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE; ROLLING CONTACT FATIGUE CRACKS; SURFACE INSPECTION;

CRACKS; EDDY CURRENTS; FRICTION; INSPECTION; RAILROAD TRACKS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

EID: 79957864805     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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