A Preliminary Description of Stresses in Railroad Rail

Johns, Thomas G.; Davies, Kent B.

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A Preliminary Description of Stresses in Railroad Rail

1976-11-01
By Johns, Thomas G. ; Davies, Kent B.

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English

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Creators:

Johns, Thomas G. ; 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:

DOT-TSC-FRA-76-23 ; FRA-ORD-76-294 ; BATT-G-6266-0101
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 the Transportation Systems Center (TSC), one portion of this program predicts the reliability of rail in track. A necessary requirement for the development of these techniques is the ability of determining 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 is one of a series of reports that provide a comprehensive description of stresses in rail required for predicting the reliability of rail in track structures. It provides a description of stresses encountered in railroad rails compiled from information available in the literature before 1976.
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PDF
Funding:

DOT-TSC-1038
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10553/dot_10553_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 2.63 MB]
Collection(s):

Volpe Center
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:e436cb343fd5558fd83dfed42d7025e29dc879b88d5206ff605d809352345649

File Language:

English

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