Laser cladding research for rail steel repair and reliability assessment

• Main Author: Subramaniam, N Alagu
• Other Authors: Pang Hock Lye, John
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Engineering::Civil engineering::Transportation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/156874
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Rail failures due to excessive wear and other rail head defects is still predominant owing to the advanced railway systems with greater train traffic, higher train speed and axle load requirements. The sharp-radius curve tracks and crossing nose sections are especially susceptible to failures from e...