Fatigue in railway infrastructure

• Other Authors: Robinson, Mark A., Kapoor, Ajay
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, FL : Oxford : CRC Press ; Woodhead Pub., ©2009.
• Series: Woodhead Publishing in mechanical engineering.
• Subjects: Railroads > Maintenance and repair.; Railroads > Equipment and supplies > Safety measures.; Railroads > Defects.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781615831081; 1615831088; 9781855737402
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 114 pages) : illustrations

Fatigue is a major issue affecting safety and quality of service in the railway industry. This book reviews key aspects of this important subject. It begins by providing an overview of the subject, discussing fatigue at the wheel-rail interface and in other aspects of infrastructure. It then conside...

Table of Contents:

• Cover; Fatigue in railwayinfrastructure; Copyright; Contents; Contributor contact details; Preface; 1Fatigue and the railways: an overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Fatigue and railways; 1.3 Fatigue at the wheel-rail interface; 1.4 Fatigue affected by forces generated at the wheel-rail interface: the importance of dynamic loads; 1.5 Fatigue and vehicles; 1.6 Fatigue in the infrastructure; 1.7 Concluding remarks: the future; 1.8 References; 2 Fatigue in railway and tramway track; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Development of railway infrastructure; 2.3 The excitation mechanism.
• 2.4 Railway and tramway tracks and structures2.5 Rail head failures; 2.6 Rail failures; 2.7 Rail fixing failures; 2.8 Sleeper and ballast failures; 2.9 Earth structures; 2.10 Built structures; 2.11 Tramways and light rail; 2.12 Conclusion; 2.13 References; 3 Fatigue in railway bridges; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Historical context; 3.3 Railway bridge requirements; 3.4 Masonry arch bridges; 3.5 Metal and concrete bridges; 3.6 Parapets; 3.7 Future trends; 3.8 Sources of further information; 3.9 Conclusions; 3.10 References.
• 4 Safety and reliability issues affecting escalators and moving walkways in railway stations4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Safety issues affecting escalators and moving walkways; 4.3 Reliability and service life issues affecting escalators and moving walkways; 4.4 References; 5 Design, safety and reliability of lifts in railway stations; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Lift design, size and design specifications; 5.3 Vandalism-resistant requirements for railway station lifts; 5.4 Technical equipment and safety of lift systems; 5.5 Lift control systems; Index.