Thermal buckling of ballasted tangent track

Euler type analysis usually used for compression members in structural engineering does not work for railroad track. Euler type analytical formulas for horizontal and vertical buckling endorsed in a recent literature is reviewed to demonstrate its weakness. Using definition of moment and curvature a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nazmul Hasan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-10-01
Series:Advances in Mechanical Engineering
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1687814020968992