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Modelling wear and crack initiation in rails

Last updated on 19 September 2014 12:13

Wear and crack initiation of steel rails is a problem of great significance to the railway industry. A high wear rate shortens the life of rails and the frequent rail replacement is expensive in terms not only of resources but also of track access time and delays affecting timetables. In...

Author(s): Franklin F J;Kapoor A

Organisation(s): School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK ;

2007

United Kingdom

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