Engineering Analysis of Stresses in Railroad Rails

Johns, Thomas G.; Sampath, S. G.; Bell, J. C.; Davies, Kent B.

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Engineering Analysis of Stresses in Railroad Rails

1981-10-01
By Johns, Thomas G. ; Sampath, S. G. ; Bell, J. C.

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English

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Creators:

Johns, Thomas G. ; Sampath, S. G. ; Bell, J. C. ; Davies, Kent B.
Corporate Creators:

Battelle Memorial Institute. Columbus Laboratories
Corporate Contributors:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
Subject/TRT Terms:
Publication/ Report Number:

FRA/ORD-81/51 ; BATT-G-6266-0100 ; DOT-TSC-FRA-81-8
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
Abstract:

One portion of the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Track Performance Improvement Program is the development of engineering and analytic techniques required for the design and maintenance of railroad track of increased integrity and safety. Under the program management of Transportation Systems Center (TSC), a part of this program is to predict the reliability of rail in track. A necessary requirement for development of these techniques is the ability to determine the stress and strain history of the rails in service. This is necessary to form a more comprehensive basis for a quantitative understanding of flaw initiation and growth. This report provides a comprehensive description of stresses in rail required for predicting reliability of rail in track structures. Contained is a description of stresses encountered in cracked and uncracked railroad rails at midrail stations and bolted joints as computed using analytical techniques developed in this program.
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PDF
Funding:

DOT-TSC-1038
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10223/dot_10223_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 11.59 MB]
Collection(s):

Volpe Center
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:5abd6f0edae35737f69349a1463f368b8b79975a4bc4f8013f4dfe7e8d7159aa

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English

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