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Material in railway rails is loaded repeatedly by the passage of the wheel. The maximum contact pressure which the material can carry elastically in the steady state is known as the 'shakedown limit'. With an operating contact pressure below the shakedown limit the rail would be expected to remain elastic with a very long life. However, examination of rail cross-sections shows severe plastic deformation...
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