Beaty, P., Temple, B., Marshall, M.B. et al. (1 more author) (2016) Experimental modelling of lipping in insulated rail joints and investigation of rail head material improvements. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit , 230 (4). pp. 1375-1387. ISSN 0954-4097
Abstract
An insulated rail joint is a component used to join two abutting rails whilst keeping them electrically separated from one another. This allows for the construction of track circuits and train detection within signalling systems. Electrical failure of the joints can be caused by plastic flow of the rail steel over the insulating gap, known as lipping. In the following paper this failure mode has been experimentally modelled using twin disc testing and indicative conclusions have been formed. It has been found in this testing that endpost thickness does not have an effect on the rate of lipping, but the endpost and rail material do. An endpost with higher compressive strength will perform better while tougher / harder rail steel will also improve performance. The application of a laser clad layer of tougher material on the running surface, however, gave the greatest resistance to lipping.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 SAGE. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Insulated block joint; lipping; twin-disc test |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Mechanical Engineering (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number INNOVATE UK (TSB) KTP008472 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 08 Aug 2016 13:21 |
Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2018 07:08 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954409715600740 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0954409715600740 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:100119 |