Mechanics and Fatigue in Wheel/Rail Contact

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Page vii, Stuart L. Grassie
Sponsors and Committees, Page viii
Plastic flow and shakedown of the rail surface in repeated wheel—rail contact, Pages 1-18, A.F. Bower, K.L. Johnson
Effects of non-linear kinematic hardening on plastic deformation and residual stresses in rolling line contact, Pages 19-37, D.L. McDowell, G.J. Moyar
Analysis of edge effects on rail—wheel contact, Pages 39-55, M.T. Hanson, L.M. Keer
Contact region fatigue of railway wheels under combined mechanical rolling pressure and thermal brake loading, Pages 57-70, R. Lundén
The effect of metal removal, steel cleanliness and wheel load on the fatigue life of rail, Pages 71-87, R.K. Steele
Investigation of rolling contact fatigue in a head-hardened rail, Pages 89-102, V. Dikshit, P. Clayton, D. Christensen
The early detection of rolling—sliding contact fatigue cracks, Pages 103-116, J.E. Garnham, J.H. Beynon
An analysis of the thermal contributions to railway wheel shelling, Pages 117-138, G.J. Moyar, D.H. Stone
Rolling contact fatigue in railway wheels under high axle loads, Pages 139-152, P.J. Mutton, C.J. Epp, J. Dudek
Surface analysis of corrugated rail treads, Pages 153-161, H.G. Feller, K. Walf
Rail corrugations: analytical model and field tests, Pages 163-178, E. Tassilly, N. Vincent
The formation of wear patterns on rail tread, Pages 179-195, K. Hempelmann, F. Hiss, K. Knothe, B. Ripke
Investigation of rail corrugations on the Baltimore Metro, Pages 197-210, Donald R. Ahlbeck, Laurence E. Daniels
Wheelset-track resonance as a possible source of corrugation wear, Pages 211-226, W.F. Hayes, H.G. Tucker
Effects of vibration system and rolling conditions on the development of corrugations, Pages 227-242, Yoshihiro Suda
Wheel–rail rolling contact theory, Pages 243-261, J.J. Kalker
Tribological studies on adhesion phenomena between wheel and rail at high speeds, Pages 263-275, Tadao Ohyama
Factors of wheel flats occurrence and preventive measures, Pages 277-287, N. Kumagai, H. Ishikawa, K. Haga, T. Kigawa, K. Nagase
A finite element and fatigue threshold study of shelling in heavy haul rails, Pages 289-306, A.K. Hellier, M.B. McGirr, D.J.H. Corderoy
Shear mode crack growth and rolling contact fatigue, Pages 307-317, P.E. Bold, M.W. Brown, R.J. Allen
Metallurgical improvement of rail for the reduction of rail—wheel contact fatigue failures, Pages 319-328, K. Sugino, H. Kageyama, C. Urashima, A. Kikuchi
A design methodology for wheel and rail profiles for use on steered railway vehicles, Pages 329-342, Roy E. Smith, J. Kalousek
Prediction of wheel profile wear, Pages 343-351, T.G. Pearce, N.D. Sherratt
Development of freight car wheel profiles — a case study, Pages 353-362, John F. Leary, Stephen N. Handal, Britto Rajkumar
Design of rail head profiles with full use of grinding, Pages 363-372, Yoshihiko Sato
An optimization technique to minimize rail contact stresses, Pages 373-393, R. Smallwood, J.C. Sinclair, K.J. Sawley
Author Index of Volume 144, Page 395
Subject Index of Volume 144, Pages 397-399