| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 295435 | NDT & E International | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
With the development and operation of high speed trains, condition based maintenance becomes an important approach for the improvement of reliability and safety of rail transportation. This paper reports a feasibility study using pulsed eddy current thermography for imaging multiple cracks caused by rolling contact fatigue (RCF). After reviewing rail track inspection and RCF cracks, a PEC thermography system is introduced and applied to the imaging of multiple rolling contact fatigue cracks. Potential on-line inspection for rail track is also discussed.
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Authors
John Wilson, Guiyun Tian, Ilham Mukriz, Darryl Almond,