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A brief historical overview of the fatigue of railway axles

Last updated on 27 October 2014 1:22

The history of railway axle design against fatigue is reviewed through a discussion of several notable accidents caused by broken axles. The earliest accidents prompted research into fatigue which resulted in a phenomenological understanding. In the last 50 years, largely through research directed towards the aircraft industry, fatigue has been...

Author(s): Smith R A;Hillmansen S

Organisation(s): Imperial College Railway Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering London, UK ;

2004

United Kingdom

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