Residual Stress in Rails: Effects of Rail Integrity and Railroad Economics Volume I: Field Experience and Test Results Volume II
Subtitle: Theoretical and Numerical ... Applications of Fracture Mechanics)
Contributors: O. Orringer (Editor); J. Orkisz (Editor); Zdzislaw Swiderski (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 31, 1899
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 492
ISBN-13: 9780792316510
Subjects: Stress & fracture; Railroad Engineering; Engineering Mechanics; Science; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Engineering - Civil; Material Science; Mechanics - General; Science / Mechanics
First sentence: The derailment of Amtrak train #21 (The Eagle) on 12 November 1983 in Woodlawn, Texas, as a result of catastrophic longitudinal web shattering has created concern about this type of failure.