Rail Quality Standards and Monitoring

Rail Quality Standards and Monitoring

Rail quality is essential to railroad safety. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance to establish the characteristics that affect rail life. The goal of the present work is to assess the expediency, necessity, and sufficiency of current quality requirements on rails. Prospective directions for re...

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Veröffentlicht in:Steel in translation 2019, Vol.49 (7), p.496-498
Hauptverfasser: Polevoi, E. V., Yunin, G. N., Smirnov, L. A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Chemistry and Materials Science
Materials Science
Quality standards
Railroad accidents & safety
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Zusammenfassung:Rail quality is essential to railroad safety. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance to establish the characteristics that affect rail life. The goal of the present work is to assess the expediency, necessity, and sufficiency of current quality requirements on rails. Prospective directions for research are suggested, with a view to improving the quality standards.
ISSN:0967-0912
1935-0988
DOI:10.3103/S096709121907009X