On the Stress Analysis of Rails and Ties

Kerr, Arnold D.

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On the Stress Analysis of Rails and Ties

1976-09-01
By Kerr, Arnold D.

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Creators:

Kerr, Arnold D.
Corporate Creators:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Subject/TRT Terms:

Deflection Mathematical Models Rail (Railroads) Railroad Ties Railroad Tracks Rail Stress Stresses Structural Analysis Track Deflection Track Stress
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-TSC-FRA-76-16 ; FRA-OR&D-76-284 ; PB-263 414
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Corporate Publisher:

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

This report covers first the methods presented in the literature for the stress analysis of railroad track components and results of a variety of validation tests. It was found that a formula can yield deflections and bending stresses in the rails of longitudinal-tie and cross-tie tracks which agree for design purposes with track test results if coefficients are properly chosen. This is followed by a review and discussion of the methods for determining these coefficients. The report concludes with recommended analyses and test methods for the determination of stresses in the rail-tie structure
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Volpe Center
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urn:sha256:3620feacaf5344e775463e0b03aa1b58a83827964ba1d71ff084fc4891f2753a
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10320/dot_10320_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 1.34 MB ]

File Language:

English

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