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EPSRC Reference: GR/R17577/01
Title: Fatigue Design of Railway Axles
Principal Investigator: Smith, Professor R
Other Investigators:
Hofmann, Professor D Hoffman, Professor D
Researcher Co-Investigators:
Project Partners:
HM Railway Inspectorate Kyushu University (Japan) Laser Rail
Network Rail Serco Virgin
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Organisation: Imperial College London
Scheme: Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts: 01 January 2001 Ends: 31 December 2003 Value (£): 312,921
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Eng. Dynamics & Tribology
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Transport Systems and Vehicles
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The main benefits of this research will be to the manufacturers, users and regulators of railway rolling stock. It is anticipated that costs can be reduced by increasing the effectiveness of inspections and that safety will be enhanced by decreasing wheelset failures.More generally, the development of and the demonstration of miniature load recording devices willbenefit a wide range of applications where the measurement of actual service loads is currently both difficult and expensive.
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