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Electromagnetic investigation of bipole and monopole rail force transducers (TM-TS-064)

Last updated on 17 July 2013 9:45

A small vibrating wire strain gauge, the "Rail Force Transducer", incorporating a 23 mm long wire was developed some 5 years ago to measure the longitudinal force in a rail. The original electromagnetic coil arrangement, which is used to electrically pluck the wire and also to determine its frequency of...

Author(s): Mather J.G.;Lane G.S.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1977

United Kingdom

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