Quench hardening is a widely used heat treatment process for achieving better mechanical
properties in carbon steels. However, when high quench-sensitivity steel components …

Structural integrity assessments with discontinuities are critical for ensuring operational life
and reliability of engineering components. In this work, through combining with the …

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence of the load direction and the
phenomenon of wear on rolling contact fatigue crack growth. For this purpose, a UIC60 rail …

The purpose of this paper is to numerically investigate the fatigue life and the fatigue crack
growth path of 2024 aluminum plate riveted joints. For this purpose, according to field …

In this paper, the fatigue behavior of railway wheel specimens subjected to cyclic loading
have been investigated via experimental tests and numerical analysis. The material …

Fatigue crack is one of the most common defects in railway system. Fatigue crack growth
may lead to wheel and rail failure and damage to other components. In this paper, by …

The aim of the present research is to determine the initiation and propagation of cracks and
its geometric specifications. Metallurgical factors, especially the non-metallic inclusions have …

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the crack growth and fatigue life estimation of the
optimized rivet joints in aluminum 2024 sheets numerically and experimentally. For this …

Accurate prediction of fatigue crack growth on railway wheels and the influence of residual
stresses by finite element method (FEM) modeling can affect the maintenance planning …

It is well known that rails are the most important part of railway infrastructure. Besides good
wear and fatigue resistance, appropriate residual stress value in rails is required to improve …