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A Preliminary Description of Stresses in Railroad Rail

Document Series:
Technical Reports
Author:
  • Thomas G. Johns and Kent B. Davies
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-76/294
Office
RDI-20
Subject:
Rail and Infrastructure IntegrityTrack
Keywords:
Plastic Flow; Flexural Stresses; Rail; Rail Stress; Stress; Flexural Stresses; Contact Stresses; Plastic Flow;
Document
A Preliminary Description of Stresses In Railroad Rail Nov 1976.pdf (4.78 MB)

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Last updated: Monday, November 1, 1976