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Advantage of a combined ultrasonic and eddy current examination for railway inspection trains

  • Some years ago, two railway inspection trains (RIT) already equipped with ultrasound, had additional advanced eddy current techniques installed. Recently, a new RIT was equipped with a system that was designed, from the beginning, to employ a combination of these two techniques for non-destructive rail inspection. The eddy current technique has been developed to enable identification and evaluation of rolling contact fatigue (RCF) defects. The ultrasound technique is aimed at measurements in the rail bulk volume, which are not feasible using the eddy current technique. Experience gained from application has shown that clear improvement on rail inspection can be achieved. For example, following Deutsche Bahn DB (German Rail) AG guideline, defects which are classified as group 2 using ultrasound testing can be further labelled as 'distinguished positions' if, for example, head checking can be identified in the same position using the eddy current technique. In other words, the newSome years ago, two railway inspection trains (RIT) already equipped with ultrasound, had additional advanced eddy current techniques installed. Recently, a new RIT was equipped with a system that was designed, from the beginning, to employ a combination of these two techniques for non-destructive rail inspection. The eddy current technique has been developed to enable identification and evaluation of rolling contact fatigue (RCF) defects. The ultrasound technique is aimed at measurements in the rail bulk volume, which are not feasible using the eddy current technique. Experience gained from application has shown that clear improvement on rail inspection can be achieved. For example, following Deutsche Bahn DB (German Rail) AG guideline, defects which are classified as group 2 using ultrasound testing can be further labelled as 'distinguished positions' if, for example, head checking can be identified in the same position using the eddy current technique. In other words, the new technique is capable of identifying two fundamentally different types of defects occurring at the same location. Such defects can then be classified as Group 1, equivalent according to the DB AG guideline. Furthermore, problem cases in the past, such as the decision whether a weld or rail joint is present for a fishing table, can be reliably determined using additional information from the eddy current technique. In this paper, examples will be provided to demonstrate application.zeige mehrzeige weniger

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Autor*innen:Hans-Martin Thomas, Thomas Heckel, G. Hanspach
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenartikel
Veröffentlichungsform:Verlagsliteratur
Sprache:Englisch
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch):Insight
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung:2007
Verlag:British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing
Verlagsort:Northampton
Jahrgang/Band:49
Ausgabe/Heft:6
Erste Seite:341
Letzte Seite:344
Freie Schlagwörter:Detection of Rail Defects; Eddy Current; Rail Inspection; Ultrasonic
DOI:10.1784/insi.2007.49.6.341
ISSN:0007-1137
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments:Physisches Exemplar in der Bibliothek der BAM vorhanden ("Hardcopy Access")
Bibliotheksstandort:Sonderstandort: Publica-Schrank
Datum der Freischaltung:19.02.2016
Referierte Publikation:Ja
Datum der Eintragung als referierte Publikation:12.11.2007
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