Studies and field observations show that today's heavier wheel loads for freight cars are causing severe shelling, head cracks, and corrugations in rail, especially on sharp curves; problem due to increased contact pressures and not flexural stresses; effect on operating expenses.
What today's heavier wheel loads are doing to your rails
Ry Age
Railway Age ; 150 , n 10
1961
Article (Journal)
English
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