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Experimental modelling of rail end lipping in insulated joints

Last updated on 27 November 2013 8:39

Insulated joints are used in the railway industry to mechanically join two pieces of the track whilst keeping them electrically insulated from one another. They are used for train detection as part of the signalling system. These joints can fail electrically because of plastic deformation and flow of the steel...

Author(s): Beaty P;Lewis R;Temple B;Marshall M

Organisation(s): LB Foster Rail Technologies (UK) Ltd. ; University of Sheffield ;

2013

United Kingdom

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