Permaquip rail straightener - a strain gauge analysis and a fatigue life prediction on the lifting claw (TM-MF-050)

The results of a photoelastic coating analysis on a Permaquip Rail Sraightener claw owned by Soil Mechanics Section have indicated a possible area of high strain which is away from the edge of the claw. In order to determine the strains in this region for fatigue life prediction a strain...