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A possible origin of surface cracks in rails

Last updated on 22 August 2014 3:06

The deformation and stress state due to overrolling near the rough surface of a rail is studied. Then a criterion for the inclination of a shear localization zone (SLZ) is introduced. Furthermore, the recent finding that the crack tip driving forces becomes infinite for a crack embedded in a SLZ...

Author(s): Fischer F D;Daves W

Organisation(s): Institute of Mechanics, Montanuniversit?t Leoben, Leoben, Austria ; Materials Center, Leoben, Austria ;

2011

Austria

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