Taches ovales: The effect of traffic pattern on the probability of breakage (RR-STR-95-051)

Current minimum action timescales for the removal of rails containing taches ovales do not take into account the density or type of traffic. Using JTACH2 version 1.1, a "Monte Carlo" prediction program which is described in BR Research report RR/STR/94/067, the effect of traffic pattern on the breakage risk is...