Objective 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. Programme(s) ECSC-STEELRES 8C - Medium-term guidelines (ECSC) for the programmes of technical steel research and of steel pilot/demonstration projects, 1991-1995 Topic(s) F5 - Plates and heavy beams Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator CENTRO SVILUPPO MATERIALI SPA EU contribution No data Address Via di Castel Romano 100/102 00128 ROMA EUR Italy See on map Total cost No data Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all VOEST ALPINE SCHIENEN Austria EU contribution No data Address Kerpely Strasse 199 8700 LEOBEN See on map Total cost No data
