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A Method for the Prediction of Head Checking Initiation Location and Orientation under Operational Loading Conditions

Last updated on 29 August 2014 4:48

Head checking (HC) as a surface-initiated rolling contact fatigue damage in rails has been a problem for many railways. Countermeasures such as optimal design of wheel and rail profiles, optimal design of the vehicle-track interaction system, HC-resistant rail materials, etc. are being developed. Such development requires a better understanding of...

Author(s): Dollevoet R;Li Z;Arias-Cuevas O

Organisation(s): Infra Management Railsystems, Department of Civil Technology, ProRail, De Inktpot, Utrecht, The Netherlands ; Section of Road and Railway Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands ;

2010

Netherlands

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