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Rail weld failures and nondestructive inspection methods for rail welds in Japan

Last updated on 02 September 2014 3:45

In Japan, four types of welding methods, that is, flash welding, gas pressure welding, enclosed arc welding and aluminothermic welding have been applied to rail welding. All welds have been inspected by nondestructive inspection right after welding in order to assure the reliability of rail welds. However, rail weld failures,...

Author(s): Shitara Hideki;Terashita Yoshihiro;Tatsumi Mitsumasa;Fukada Yasuto;Ueyama Katsuyoshi

Organisation(s): Railway Technical Research Institute ;

2002

Japan

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