Buckle Risk Modeling Leveraging Track Geometry and Condition Data

Buckle tracks are one of the most common and severe track-related causes of derailments in the U.S. These are caused by the buildup of compressive stresses in the rail (due to thermal expansion) overcoming the tracks lateral strength, resulting in the track to buckle to release those stresses. While management of rail stresses in continuously […]

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