Finite Element Analysis of Insulated Railroad Joints

In recent years, the lifetime of an insulated railroad joint in the field has decreased due to increasing wheel loads. The goal of this research is to investigate possible changes in insulated rail joint design in order to improve the performance of the insulated joint. The finite element program A...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Himebaugh, Anne Katherine
Other Authors: Civil Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36159
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12152006-093621/