Some crack problem in train rails due to cylic contact loading

• Main Author: Lim, Xue Ting
• Other Authors: Xiao Zhongmin
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/75470
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In the railway industry, fatigue crack growth is one of the most common failure found. This may lead to accident when the train move along the rails. Therefore, fatigue life prediction is an important factor in ensuring the structural reliability in railway tracks. Currently, there are a lot of stud...