A fatigue model for thermite rail welds

The objective of this project was to examine the fatigue behavior of thermite-welded railroad rail and in particular the occurrence of fatigue defects in the rail head. A rail-head local-stress fatigue model (RAHELS) was developed to predict the type of rail-head defect that forms under a given set of operating conditions and to predict the nucleation life of the defect.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Civil Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Fry, Gary Thomas

Contributors dc:contributor

• Lawrence, Frederick V., Jr

• Engineering, Civil
• Engineering, Mechanical
• Engineering, Materials Science

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1995 Fry, Gary Thomas

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9543589
(UMI)AAI9543589

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/20028