We have a particular application to use railroad rails.
When joint bars are to be used to splice rails, is it customary to analyze torsional and bending stresses solely on the rail bars at the joints or is the analysis to be carried on the rail and joint bar assembly? Welding the rail joints is out of the question.
When joint bars are to be used to splice rails, is it customary to analyze torsional and bending stresses solely on the rail bars at the joints or is the analysis to be carried on the rail and joint bar assembly? Welding the rail joints is out of the question.