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RESIDUAL FATIGUE LIFETIME OF RAILWAY AXLES
Pokorný, Pavel ; Fajkoš,, Rostislav (referee) ; Materna, Aleš (referee) ; Náhlík, Luboš (advisor)
This Ph.D. thesis deals with methodology for determination of residual fatigue lifetime of railway axles based on damage tolerance approach. This approach accepts an existence of potential defect, which could lead to fatigue failure of whole axle. The behavior of crack in railway axle is described by approaches of linear elastic fracture mechanics. There are plenty of factors, which more or less influence determined residual fatigue lifetime. The aim of this thesis is to quantify effects of these factors. The first part of Ph.D. thesis represents overview of studied problems relating to fatigue damage of railway axles. This part is focused on parameters, which influence fatigue crack growth in railway axle materials. The second part of thesis shows procedure for determination of residual fatigue lifetime, which was developed at the Institute of Physics of Materials of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. The main aim of this thesis was to improve current procedure for more precise estimation of residual fatigue lifetime. Significant part of this work is determination of significance of studied factors, which influencing calculated residual fatigue lifetime of railway axles (e.g. effect of threshold value, load spectrum, retardation effects, residual stress, axle geometry, material of axle etc.). The procedures described and results obtained can be also used for determination of residual fatigue lifetime of general mechanical component (not only railway axles). Therefore, results obtained in this Ph.D. thesis can be used e.g. for assessment of regular inspection intervals of cyclically loaded general mechanical parts.
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Determination of residual fatigue lifetime of railway axle after surface treatment
Pánek, Ondřej ; Poduška, Jan (referee) ; Náhlík, Luboš (advisor)
This master thesis deals with prediction of residual fatigue lifetime of railway axle. In the first part of this thesis, theoretical introduction to the issue based on research of available literature is elaborated. The second part is dedicated to numerical modelling of actual railway axle with crack, which serves to obtain the necessary parameters entering estimation of the residual fatigue lifetime. At first, a finite element model of cylindrical body with crack loaded by bending moment was created and compared with analytical solution for verification purposes. The second step was the creation of separate models of railway axle with crack for three types of loading – bending moment, press fit of wheel and residual stresses, respectively. Furthermore, the shape of various crack propagation stages was determined, according to the methodology developed at IPM CAS. Using the determined crack shape, stress intensity factors were calculated separately from all types of loads for various crack depths. Dependence of stress intensity factor on the crack length was then used to calculate residual fatigue life for real loading spectrum.
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RESIDUAL FATIGUE LIFETIME OF RAILWAY AXLES
Pokorný, Pavel ; Fajkoš,, Rostislav (referee) ; Materna, Aleš (referee) ; Náhlík, Luboš (advisor)
This Ph.D. thesis deals with methodology for determination of residual fatigue lifetime of railway axles based on damage tolerance approach. This approach accepts an existence of potential defect, which could lead to fatigue failure of whole axle. The behavior of crack in railway axle is described by approaches of linear elastic fracture mechanics. There are plenty of factors, which more or less influence determined residual fatigue lifetime. The aim of this thesis is to quantify effects of these factors. The first part of Ph.D. thesis represents overview of studied problems relating to fatigue damage of railway axles. This part is focused on parameters, which influence fatigue crack growth in railway axle materials. The second part of thesis shows procedure for determination of residual fatigue lifetime, which was developed at the Institute of Physics of Materials of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. The main aim of this thesis was to improve current procedure for more precise estimation of residual fatigue lifetime. Significant part of this work is determination of significance of studied factors, which influencing calculated residual fatigue lifetime of railway axles (e.g. effect of threshold value, load spectrum, retardation effects, residual stress, axle geometry, material of axle etc.). The procedures described and results obtained can be also used for determination of residual fatigue lifetime of general mechanical component (not only railway axles). Therefore, results obtained in this Ph.D. thesis can be used e.g. for assessment of regular inspection intervals of cyclically loaded general mechanical parts.
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Detection of Train Axles and Their Numbering According to International Union of Railways
Dvořák, Petr ; Zamba, Martin (referee) ; Strnadel, Josef (advisor)
The diploma thesis deals with design and development of the system which detects and numbers train carriages in compliance with International Union of Railways. Firstly, methods for correct detection of passing wheel including time records are analysed. Also, the summary of detection sensors used in railway industry is referred. I analyse meaning of each digit in numbering according to the UIC. The system solution is designed and the interaction and communication with other sub-systems is discussed. I put emphasis on the kind of solution that returns as accurate record as possible under any circumstances. The system operates in real time. Further, the results of measuring program are back-tested in order to verify low-deviation of measuring system component. The following section describes program prototype, which processes the recorded data. The algorithms which I used for the detection of wheel and train carriages are described. In the following chapter I discuss the usage of an external camera detecting the numbers in accordance to the UIC. In the last chapter, I describe the test environment in which the solution has been tested, and summarize the results of tests on a real life railway.
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Procedure of residual fatigue lifetime assesment of railway axle
Scholz, David ; Seitl, Stanislav (referee) ; Náhlík, Luboš (advisor)
The goal of the bachelor's thesis is to present options to calculate residual life of a railway axle from more sophisticated points of view. These methods are requested by railway operators to ensure higher safety of train traffic. The main issue is the perspective of fracture mechanic, considering railway axle as a component with an initial crack or other defect. The theoretical part deals with basic definitions of fracture mechanics and processes describing crack propagation, using conception of stress intensity factor, which is the most used nowadays. Following part also describes a fatique life estimation process in real. This process is demon-strated using an example after that.
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Residual fatigue lifetime of model railway axle
Netopil, Vladimír ; Majer, Zdeněk (referee) ; Náhlík, Luboš (advisor)
The aim of this diploma thesis is to estimate the residual fatigue lifetime of the model train axle. Primarily, the thesis is focused on determination of the stress intesity factor, the main variable for estimation of the residual fatigue lifetime. At first, the theoretical approaches of estimation of the residual fatigue lifetime are listed and then the residual fatigue lifetime of the model train axle is estimated.
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Determination of residual fatigue lifetime of railway axle after surface treatment
Pánek, Ondřej ; Poduška, Jan (referee) ; Náhlík, Luboš (advisor)
This master thesis deals with prediction of residual fatigue lifetime of railway axle. In the first part of this thesis, theoretical introduction to the issue based on research of available literature is elaborated. The second part is dedicated to numerical modelling of actual railway axle with crack, which serves to obtain the necessary parameters entering estimation of the residual fatigue lifetime. At first, a finite element model of cylindrical body with crack loaded by bending moment was created and compared with analytical solution for verification purposes. The second step was the creation of separate models of railway axle with crack for three types of loading – bending moment, press fit of wheel and residual stresses, respectively. Furthermore, the shape of various crack propagation stages was determined, according to the methodology developed at IPM CAS. Using the determined crack shape, stress intensity factors were calculated separately from all types of loads for various crack depths. Dependence of stress intensity factor on the crack length was then used to calculate residual fatigue life for real loading spectrum.
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RESIDUAL FATIGUE LIFETIME OF RAILWAY AXLES
Pokorný, Pavel ; Fajkoš,, Rostislav (referee) ; Materna, Aleš (referee) ; Náhlík, Luboš (advisor)
This Ph.D. thesis deals with methodology for determination of residual fatigue lifetime of railway axles based on damage tolerance approach. This approach accepts an existence of potential defect, which could lead to fatigue failure of whole axle. The behavior of crack in railway axle is described by approaches of linear elastic fracture mechanics. There are plenty of factors, which more or less influence determined residual fatigue lifetime. The aim of this thesis is to quantify effects of these factors. The first part of Ph.D. thesis represents overview of studied problems relating to fatigue damage of railway axles. This part is focused on parameters, which influence fatigue crack growth in railway axle materials. The second part of thesis shows procedure for determination of residual fatigue lifetime, which was developed at the Institute of Physics of Materials of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. The main aim of this thesis was to improve current procedure for more precise estimation of residual fatigue lifetime. Significant part of this work is determination of significance of studied factors, which influencing calculated residual fatigue lifetime of railway axles (e.g. effect of threshold value, load spectrum, retardation effects, residual stress, axle geometry, material of axle etc.). The procedures described and results obtained can be also used for determination of residual fatigue lifetime of general mechanical component (not only railway axles). Therefore, results obtained in this Ph.D. thesis can be used e.g. for assessment of regular inspection intervals of cyclically loaded general mechanical parts.
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RESIDUAL FATIGUE LIFETIME OF RAILWAY AXLES
Pokorný, Pavel ; Fajkoš,, Rostislav (referee) ; Materna, Aleš (referee) ; Náhlík, Luboš (advisor)
This Ph.D. thesis deals with methodology for determination of residual fatigue lifetime of railway axles based on damage tolerance approach. This approach accepts an existence of potential defect, which could lead to fatigue failure of whole axle. The behavior of crack in railway axle is described by approaches of linear elastic fracture mechanics. There are plenty of factors, which more or less influence determined residual fatigue lifetime. The aim of this thesis is to quantify effects of these factors. The first part of Ph.D. thesis represents overview of studied problems relating to fatigue damage of railway axles. This part is focused on parameters, which influence fatigue crack growth in railway axle materials. The second part of thesis shows procedure for determination of residual fatigue lifetime, which was developed at the Institute of Physics of Materials of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. The main aim of this thesis was to improve current procedure for more precise estimation of residual fatigue lifetime. Significant part of this work is determination of significance of studied factors, which influencing calculated residual fatigue lifetime of railway axles (e.g. effect of threshold value, load spectrum, retardation effects, residual stress, axle geometry, material of axle etc.). The procedures described and results obtained can be also used for determination of residual fatigue lifetime of general mechanical component (not only railway axles). Therefore, results obtained in this Ph.D. thesis can be used e.g. for assessment of regular inspection intervals of cyclically loaded general mechanical parts.
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Procedure of residual fatigue lifetime assesment of railway axle
Scholz, David ; Seitl, Stanislav (referee) ; Náhlík, Luboš (advisor)
The goal of the bachelor's thesis is to present options to calculate residual life of a railway axle from more sophisticated points of view. These methods are requested by railway operators to ensure higher safety of train traffic. The main issue is the perspective of fracture mechanic, considering railway axle as a component with an initial crack or other defect. The theoretical part deals with basic definitions of fracture mechanics and processes describing crack propagation, using conception of stress intensity factor, which is the most used nowadays. Following part also describes a fatique life estimation process in real. This process is demon-strated using an example after that.
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