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An assessment of the fatigue performance of a part welded swing nose crossing (TN-FM-072)

Last updated on 26 July 2013 2:12

The failure of crossings is very serious for reasons of safety, economy and disruption to services. Several instances of fatigue cracks in the finish area of the noses of part-welded crossings have been reported recently. This note presents an assessment of the strain levels measured in the critical region of...

Author(s): Hill S.J.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1975

United Kingdom

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