Objetivo The main objective of the project is to establish the relationships between the fatigue behaviour of welded rails and the residual stresses, microstructure and defects of the welded joint. In order to fulfil this aim an experimental programme based on the comparative testing (on small laboratory specimens and on welded rail components) of different combinations of rail steels and welding techniques will be carried out. Moreover, engineering fracture mechanics models will be developed and applied to assess the importance of local residual stresses on the fatigue behaviour of welded rails. Programa(s) ECSC-STEELRES 8C - Medium-term guidelines (ECSC) for the programmes of technical steel research and of steel pilot/demonstration projects, 1991-1995 Tema(s) F5 - Plates and heavy beams Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación Data not available Coordinador VOEST-ALPINE STAHL DONAWITZ GMBH Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Peter tunner-strasse 15 8700 Leoben Austria Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos