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Civil-Comp Proceedings
ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 104
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE Edited by: J. Pombo
Paper 170
Evaluation of Real-time Crack Monitoring Method for Railway Axle and Bogie Frame M. Yamamoto, T. Miyachi, M. Takagaki and T. Yagi
Railway Technical Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan M. Yamamoto, T. Miyachi, M. Takagaki, T. Yagi, "Evaluation of Real-time Crack Monitoring Method for Railway Axle and Bogie Frame", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 170, 2014. doi:10.4203/ccp.104.170
Keywords: real-time crack monitoring, leak-before-break concept, railway axle, bogie frame.
Summary
This paper discusses a noble real-time crack monitoring method, applying pressure
sensor, to prevent failure of railway axles or bogie frames. This method is based on
the leak-before-break (LBB) concept. The pressurized air in the hollow can leak
through the crack that propagates to the inner surface of the hollow. In this paper,
the application of the LBB concept for axles, and the safety margin of this method
were evaluated using an experimental and analytical approach. Experimental and
analytical consequences indicated that the detectable crack size for this monitoring
method was much less than the size which causes fractures of axles or bogie frames
and validated the availability of this monitoring method.
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