Conditions affecting service life of rail, causes of failures and defects; rail failure statistics; causes and remedies of rail end batter; economic value of various sizes of rail; service tests of various types of joint bars; joint bar wear and failures; rail fractures resulting from engine wheel burns; causes of shelly spots and head checks and methods of prevention; developments affecting rail section.


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    Title :

    Report of committee 4 -- Rail


    Additional title:

    Am Ry Eng Assn -- Bul


    Published in:

    American Railway Engineering Association -- Bulletin ; 52 , Bul n 493, Part 1 ; p 595-704


    Publication date :

    1951


    Size :

    110 pages


    Remarks:

    Supp sheet


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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