Fatigue in Railway Infrastructure
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Fatigue is a major issue affecting safety and quality of service in the railway industry. This book reviews key aspects of this important subject. It begins by providing an overview of the subject, discussing fatigue at the wheel-rail interface and in other aspects of infrastructure. It then considers fatigue in railway and tramway track, looking at causes of potential failure in such areas as rails and fixings as well as sleepers. It also reviews failure points in structures such as embankments and cuttings. The book analyses fatigue in railway bridges, looking in particular at masonry arch bridges as well as metal and concrete bridges. Two final chapters review safety and reliability issues affecting escalators and lifts.Fatigue in railway infrastructure is a helpful reference for those in the railway industry responsible for infrastructure maintenance as well as those researching this important subject.
Key Features
- Provides a concise review of fatigue in the railway infrastructure
- Examines the causes of potential failure in rails, fixings and sleepers
- Analyses fatigue in railway bridges including masonry arch, metal and concrete structures
Readership
Those in the railway industry responsible for infrastructure maintenance
Table of Contents
- Fatigue in railways: An overview; Fatigue in railway and tramway track; Fatigue in railway bridges; Safety and reliability issues affecting escalators and moving walks in railway stations; Design, safety and reliability of lifts in railway stations.
Product details
- No. of pages: 128
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Woodhead Publishing 2009
- Published: August 20, 2009
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- eBook ISBN: 9781845697020
About the Editors
Mark Robinson
Dr Mark Robinson is Professor of Rail Systems Engineering in the School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering at Newcastle University, UK. Professor Robinson is also Director of NewRail, the University’s centre of railway and transport research.
Affiliations and Expertise
Newcastle University, UK
Ajay Kapoor
Dr Ajay Kapoor is Professor of Engineering Design in the Faculty of Engineering at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia.
Affiliations and Expertise
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
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