Investigation made of 52 rails of one heat, one of which failed due to transverse fissures and derailed train. Investigation disclosed that metal in interior of head of several rails was in badly shattered condition, containing numerous cracks, a few of these acting as nuclei from which transverse fissures developed in service.
Transverse fissure rails on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad -- Heat 41177
Bul. Am. Ry. Eng., Assn.
American Railway Engineering Association -- Bulletin ; 21 , n 218
1919
19 pages
16 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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