Fatigue In Railway Engineering

This authoritative new book covers every aspect of fatigue in railway systems. It begins with an introductory chapter on the fundamentals of fatigue by Professor Roderick Smith, a leading authority on the subject. A chapter on infrastructure concentrates on rail fatigue, rolling contact fatigue, and sleepers and ballast. The chapter on vehicles discusses wheels, axles, bogies, bodyshells, and soldered joints. Another chapter examines fatigue in tunnels and viaducts earthworks along with cuttings, embankments, and drainage. The final section examines the railway customer interface, including discussions on elements such as barriers and ticket machines.M, Robinson A is the author of 'Fatigue In Railway Engineering ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780849325861 and ISBN 0849325862.