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The K-calibration of bolt-hole cracks in rails (TN-FM-13)

Last updated on 07 April 2014 12:48

Star-cracks remain the major cause of service rail failures on B.R. Our understanding of the problem would be improved if the stresses responsible for these failures were known. This information can be gleaned using the fracture mechanics approach, if the K-calibration*is known together with the crack length at failure and...

Author(s): Allen RJ

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1973

United Kingdom

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