Assessing Head Check Crack Growth by Eddy-Current Testing
Managing head checks is a crucial task for an infrastructure manager as in case of deep cracks, rails can break and, thus, accidents might be the consequence. Many infrastructure managers use vehicle-mounted eddy-current testing for detecting cracks. This is sufficient for guaranteeing safe railway...
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| description | Managing head checks is a crucial task for an infrastructure manager as in case of deep cracks, rails can break and, thus, accidents might be the consequence. Many infrastructure managers use vehicle-mounted eddy-current testing for detecting cracks. This is sufficient for guaranteeing safe railway operation in applying a reactive maintenance regime removing cracks of a pre-defined depth. Moving this towards a predictive maintenance regime is only possible through assessing the crack growth. Establishing a stable deterioration function needs a sound data basis including a proper re-positioning of the test results of consecutive testing campaigns. This paper presents the results achieved from analysing the eddy-current testing campaigns of 10 years on a main line of the Austrian railway network and calculating a crack growth function as regression to field data. While it is possible to derive stable functions, the testing frequency needs to be shortened in order to move further to predictive maintenance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aed0f86d32764538b9dec45f94a825592023-11-18T01:48:28ZengMDPI AGInfrastructures2412-38112023-05-01858910.3390/infrastructures8050089Assessing Head Check Crack Growth by Eddy-Current TestingStefan Marschnig0Markus Loidolt1Dieter Knabl2Alwine Steinecker3Reinhard Popp4Institute of Railway Engineering and Transport Economy, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, AustriaInstitute of Railway Engineering and Transport Economy, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, AustriaInstitute of Railway Engineering and Transport Economy, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, AustriaInstitute of Railway Engineering and Transport Economy, Graz University of Technology, 8010 Graz, AustriaÖBB-Infrastruktur AG, 1020 Vienna, AustriaManaging head checks is a crucial task for an infrastructure manager as in case of deep cracks, rails can break and, thus, accidents might be the consequence. Many infrastructure managers use vehicle-mounted eddy-current testing for detecting cracks. This is sufficient for guaranteeing safe railway operation in applying a reactive maintenance regime removing cracks of a pre-defined depth. Moving this towards a predictive maintenance regime is only possible through assessing the crack growth. Establishing a stable deterioration function needs a sound data basis including a proper re-positioning of the test results of consecutive testing campaigns. This paper presents the results achieved from analysing the eddy-current testing campaigns of 10 years on a main line of the Austrian railway network and calculating a crack growth function as regression to field data. While it is possible to derive stable functions, the testing frequency needs to be shortened in order to move further to predictive maintenance.https://www.mdpi.com/2412-3811/8/5/89railway infrastructuretrackrailsforecastinghead checkingRCF |
| spellingShingle | Stefan Marschnig Markus Loidolt Dieter Knabl Alwine Steinecker Reinhard Popp Assessing Head Check Crack Growth by Eddy-Current Testing Infrastructures railway infrastructure track rails forecasting head checking RCF |
| title | Assessing Head Check Crack Growth by Eddy-Current Testing |
| title_full | Assessing Head Check Crack Growth by Eddy-Current Testing |
| title_fullStr | Assessing Head Check Crack Growth by Eddy-Current Testing |
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| title_short | Assessing Head Check Crack Growth by Eddy-Current Testing |
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| topic | railway infrastructure track rails forecasting head checking RCF |
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