Whole Life Rail Axle Assessment and Improvement Using Ultrasonic Phased array and Corrosion Inspection Systems

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maximum reliability and safety and cost-effective inspection

Delivering the maximum reliability and safety and cost-effective inspection of rail axles

Publications

Conference proceedings (7)

RAAI Project: Life-prediction and prognostics for railway axles under of corrosion-fatigue damage

Author(s): S. Beretta, S. Galliani, A. Lo Conte, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Published in: 2016

RAAI project: new concepts for corrosion-fatigue assessment of axles

Author(s): D. Panggabean, J. Rudlin, TWI Cambridge, UK
Published in: 2016

High speed ultrasonic axle inspection using a phased array with an electronically rotated beam

Author(s): T. Heckel, R. Boehm, BAM Berlin, Germany W. Spruch, T. Beggerow, BTD Brandenburg, Germany
Published in: 2016

Cone type Phased Array Design for High Speed Hollow Axle Inspection

Author(s): R. Boehm, T. Heckel, M. Blankschän, BAM Berlin, Germany W. Spruch, T. Beggerow, BTD Brandenburg, Germany
Published in: 2017

Inspection Interval Software for Railway Axles

Author(s): U. Voelz, H. Beier, arxes-tolina GmbH Berlin, Germany S. Beretta Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Published in: 2017

Schnelle Ultraschallprüfung von längsgebohrten Eisenradsatzwellen mit Phased Array Rotationsscanner

Author(s): R. Boehm, T. Heckel, W. Spruch, T. Beggerow
Published in: 2017

High Speed Hollow Axle Inspection with a new designed Cone Type Phased Array

Author(s): R. Boehm, T. Heckel, D. Brackrock, BAM, Berlin, Germany W. Spruch, T. Beggerow, Büro für Technische Diagnostik, Brandenburg, Germany
Published in: 2018

Peer reviewed articles (2)

Ultrasonic Phased Array Design Study for High Speed Axle Inspection using an Electronically Rotating Beam

Author(s): Rainer Boehm, Thomas Heckel, Wolfgang Spruch, Toni Beggerow
Published in: Procedia Structural Integrity, Issue 4, 2017, Page(s) 71-78, ISSN 2452-3216
DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2017.07.001

RAAI Project: Life-prediction and prognostics for railway axles under corrosion-fatigue damage

Author(s): S. Beretta, F. Sangalli, J. Syeda, D. Panggabean, J. Rudlin
Published in: Procedia Structural Integrity, Issue 4, 2017, Page(s) 64-70, ISSN 2452-3216
DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2017.07.010

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Using phased array probes and signal processing to increase sensitivity and reliability of railway axle inspection

Author(s): Thomas HECKEL1, Rainer BOEHM1, Daniel BRACKROCK1, Wolfgang SPRUCH2, Toni BEGGEROW2, Sebastian JACOB2 1 Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Berlin, Germany 2 Büro für Technische Diagnostik GmbH & Co. KG BTD, Brandenburg, Germany
Published in: 2018