Rolling contact fatigue (RCF) defects of rails in Japanese railways and its mitigation strategies

Rail is the one of the most important materials to support and guide railway vehicles safely and smoothly. Since rail sufferes from various interacting forces and environmental atmosphere, wear and fatigue pose large problems with wheel and rail. Hence, wear and fatigue of wheel and rail have been...

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Main Author: Makoto ISHIDA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Electronic Journals for Science and Engineering - International 2013-01-01
Series:Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering
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Online Access:https://ejsei.com/EJSE/article/view/162