Fatigue assessment of welded joint is still far from being completely solved now, since many
influencing factors coexist and some important ones should be considered in the developed …

The paper investigates the heat-affected zone (HAZ) of several rail joints executed by
thermite rail welding (TW). The examined rail profile was 54E1 (UIC54). The rail steel …

Data science and material informatics are gaining traction in alloy design. This is due to
increasing infrastructure, computational capabilities and established open-source …

Laser clad coatings have been considered as an in-situ repair method to extend the lifespan
of rail. Building on previous research which predominantly focuses on the application of …

To accurately evaluate the influence of welding residual stress on the fatigue crack
propagation behavior of rail, the distribution of residual stress of welded rail was predicted …

Although repair by arc welding is a well-known method for damaged rail surface recovery
due to its ease of application, the method is vulnerable to the creation of cracks. In this study …

As common marine steel for polar ships, the fatigue crack propagation rates of DH36 steel at
low temperature have a crucial influence on the evaluation of the fatigue strength of polar …

To elucidate the fatigue corner cracking behaviors related with gas pores of hybrid laser arc
welded 7020–T651 alloys, both high-resolution in situ synchrotron X-ray computed …

Thermite welding is widely used to join rails to get a continuous welded rail. The soft zones
in the heat affected zone (HAZ) of thermite weld are weaknesses that must be strengthened …

The interface damage as one of the most critical damage issues in railway slab tracks is
evaluated in this work on the basis of reliability techniques and vehicle-track interactions …