Article Title

Fatigue strength analysis of rail with thermomechanical damage

Journal: Journal of Transsib Railway Studies V.1(13), 2013
Journal thematic sections: Railway and engineering structures
Pages: 101-106
Authors: V. M. Tikhomirov
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Tikhomirov V. M. Fatigue strength analysis of rail with thermomechanical damage Izvestiia Transsiba – The Trans-Siberian Bulletin, 2013, no. 1(13), pp. 101 – 106.

Abstract

Research the fatigue crack initiation and the fatigue crack growth in rail with thermomechanical damage. On basis of cyclic test and numerical simulation of rail deflected mode was determine a fatigue failure characteristics and fatigue crack growth characteristic in rail steel.

Article keywords

Thermomechanical damage
Fatigue crack in rail head
Fatigue failure characteristics in rail steel
Kinetic failure diagram

Authors

V. M. Tikhomirov —
Dr. Sci. Tech., professor of the department «Structural Mechanics », SSTU.