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Fatigue in railway infrastructure /
Fatigue is a major issue affecting safety and quality of service in the railway industry. This book reviews key aspects of this important subject. It begins by providing an overview of the subject, discussing fatigue at the wheel-rail interface and in other aspects of infrastructure. It then conside...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boca Raton, FL : Oxford :
CRC Press ; Woodhead Pub.,
©2009.
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| Colección: | Woodhead Publishing in mechanical engineering.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Fatigue is a major issue affecting safety and quality of service in the railway industry. This book reviews key aspects of this important subject. It begins by providing an overview of the subject, discussing fatigue at the wheel-rail interface and in other aspects of infrastructure. It then considers fatigue in railway and tramway track, looking at causes of potential failure in such areas as rails and fixings as well as sleepers. It also reviews failure points in structures such as embankments and cuttings. The book analyses fatigue in railway bridges, looking in particular at masonry arch b. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 114 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781615831081 1615831088 |