Essays about: "International union of railways UIC"
Found 2 essays containing the words International union of railways UIC.
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1. The Effect of High Wheel Impact Load on the Rail Reliability - a Case Study at Bodsjön
University essay from KTH/SpårfordonAbstract : This study focuses on the reliability of railway track in the relation with high loads resulted from wheel damages, where higher (dynamic) vertical wheel loads are expected from trains with damaged wheels. The Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) has monitored and recorded data of rail defects and breaks. READ MORE
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2. Railway bridges with floating slab track systems : Numerical modelling of rail stresses - Dependence on properties of floating slab mats
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Byggkonstruktion och -produktionAbstract : The increased use of continuously welded rails in the railway systems makes it necessary to increase the control of the rail stresses to avoid instability and damages of the rails. Large stresses are especially prone to appear at discontinuities in the railway systems, such as bridges, due to the interaction between the track and the bridge. READ MORE