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Effect of probability of detection upon the definition of inspection intervals for railway axles

Last updated on 19 September 2014 12:13

The need to optimize inspection intervals of railway wheelsets involves, among other aspects, a reliable estimation of fatigue crack growth in the axles. With this in mind, the present paper focuses on the description of the considered axle made of A1N steel, and on some typical load spectra. Application of...

Author(s): Carboni M;Beretta S

Organisation(s): Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy ;

2007

Italy

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