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Vol.8, No2, 2008,
pp. 99-106 |
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CORROSION EFFECTS OF RAIL FASTENING DEVICE ELEMENTS ON JOINT INTEGRITY Dragutin Georgijević, Zijah Burzić Military Technical Institute, Belgrade |
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Abstract The paper indicates on the corrosion effects of fastening device elements, sleeper screw and spring, on rail fastening force. Laboratory and in-situ testing shows that corrosion increases the friction coefficient, thus requiring a higher torque on sleeper screw to achieve necessary fastening force. Weak joint of rail and sleeper disarrange fastening device integrity and reduce life of its elements. Keywords: testing, railroad rail, corrosion, fastening moment, friction |
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