Investigation made into causes of tire failures to find general relationships between effect and cause in matter of tire defects; examples of examination of individual failures, and of experimental work directed to improvement of wheel and tire; statistics show that fatigue is major cause of tire failure; factors influencing development of fatigue failure. (See also Instn Mech Engrs -- J and Proc v 142 n 3 and 5 Jan 1940 p 289-303 4 supp plates and (discussion) Oct p 349-62, 4 supp plates; Locomotive v 46 n 573 May 15 1940 p 135-6)
Investigation into occurrence and causes of locomotive tyre failures
Ry Gaz
Railway Gazette ; 72 , n 13
1940
Article (Journal)
English
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