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Measurement of Thermal Stress in Railroad Rails Using Ultrasonic SH Waves

  • MacLauchlan D
  • Alers G
Springer US, (1987), 1559-1566
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-1893-4_175
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Abstract

The use of welded joints in railroad tracks has led to problems of rail buckling brought about by the development of large compressive stresses during hot days. On cold days, tensile stresses can actually fracture the rail. In order to prevent this source of...

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MacLauchlan, D. T., & Alers, G. A. (1987). Measurement of Thermal Stress in Railroad Rails Using Ultrasonic SH Waves. In Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (pp. 1559–1566). Springer US. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1893-4_175

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