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Stress dependence of guided waves in rails
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Stress dependence of guided waves in rails

Ivan Bartoli, Stefano Coccia, Robert Phillips, Ankit Srivastava, Francesco Lanza di Scalea, Salvatore Salamone, Mahmood Fateh and Gary Carr
HEALTH MONITORING OF STRUCTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS 2010, PTS 1 AND 2, v 7650(1), pp 765021-7650210
01 Jan 2010

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Life Sciences & Biomedicine Optics Physical Sciences Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging Science & Technology
This paper presents numerical results on the dynamic behavior of continuously welded rails (CWR) subjected to a static axial stress. The results quantify the sensitivity of guided waves to stress variations and could be potentially used to estimate the stress level in CWR or alternatively the rail Neutral Temperature (stress free rail temperature). This work represents the initial concept phase of a research and development study funded by the Federal Railroad Administration. The ultimate objective of this study is to develop and test a prototype system that uses non-contact dynamic sensing to measure in-situ rail stress in motion, to determine rail Neutral Temperatures (NT) and the related Incipient Buckling Risks in CWR.

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