Wheels, Rails and Insulated Joints - Damage and Failure Probability at High Speed and Axle Load
Doctoral thesis, 2011
rail breaks
probability
railway mechanics
contact mechanics
insulated joints
defects
fatigue
Author
Johan Sandström
Chalmers, Applied Mechanics, Material and Computational Mechanics
Predicting crack growth and risks of rail breaks due to wheel flat impacts in heavy haul operations
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit,;Vol. 223(2009)p. 153-161
Journal article
A numerical study of the mechanical deterioration of insulated rail joints
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit,;Vol. 223(2009)p. 265-273
Journal article
Probability of subsurface fatigue initiation in rolling contact
Wear,;Vol. 271(2011)p. 143-147
Journal article
Subject Categories
Mechanical Engineering
Vehicle Engineering
Driving Forces
Sustainable development
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Areas of Advance
Transport
Production
Materials Science
ISBN
978-91-7385-582-2
Doktorsavhandlingar vid Chalmers tekniska högskola. Ny serie: 3263
VG-salen, Sven Hultins Gata 6, Chalmers tekniska högskola
Opponent: Prof. Stefano Beretta, Department of Mechanics, Politecnico di Milano, Italy