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Fatigue in Railway Infrastructure
1st Edition - August 20, 2009
Editors: Mark Robinson, Ajay Kapoor
Hardback ISBN:9781855737402
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eBook ISBN:9781845697020
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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… Read more
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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.
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
Those in the railway industry responsible for infrastructure maintenance
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.
No. of pages: 128
Language: English
Published: August 20, 2009
Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
Hardback ISBN: 9781855737402
eBook ISBN: 9781845697020
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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
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Ajay Kapoor
Dr Ajay Kapoor is Professor of Engineering Design in the Faculty of Engineering at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia.