Modelling of wear and crack initiation in rails

The ‘Dynarat’ computer simulation of ratcheting wear and failure of rail steel has been developed at Newcastle University over the past decade based on laboratory tests and analysis of British normal grade (R220) rail steel. The aim of this thesis is to develop material models for Dynarat that can b...

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Main Author: Vasic, Gordana
Published: University of Newcastle upon Tyne 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.588242