Fish bolt hole cracks: The effect of traffic pattern on the probability of breakage (RR-STR-95-050)

Current minimum action timescales for the removal of rails containing fish bolt hole cracks do not take into account the density or type of traffic. Using JSTAR version 1.6, a "Monte Carlo" prediction program which is described in BR Research report RR/STR/95/023, the effect of traffic pattern on the breakage...