Progression of plastic strain on heavy-haul railway rail under random pure rolling and its influence on crack initiation

• Published in: Advances in engineering software (1992) Vol. 124; pp. 10 - 21
• Main Authors: Reis, Thairon, Lima, Eduardo de Abreu, Bertelli, Felipe, dos Santos Junior, Auteliano Antunes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2018
• Subjects: Finite element method; Hertz theory; Plastic accumulation; Railway rail; Rolling fatigue contact; Finite element method; Rolling fatigue contact; Railway rail; Plastic accumulation; Hertz theory

•Plastic strain in rails stabilizes after a few load cycles for heavy-haul railroads, considering pure rolling.•Life to shelling initiation in rails can be estimated using multiaxial high cycle fatigue after plastic strain stabilization.•Coupling analytical and numerical tools were effective to eval...