Management and understanding of rolling contact fatigue work package 2: phase 2 crack growth final project report

This report describes the work carried out during RSSB project T355 'Management and Understanding of Rolling Contact Fatigue' Work Package 2 to develop a mathematical model of Phase II rolling contact fatigue (RCF) crack growth, and to use this model to investigate the key variables influencing RCF crack growth with a view to making recommendations to counter this phenomenon. The work was carried out by Corus Rail and the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (NewRail). The project team also worked alongside AEA Technology Rail who were responsible for delivering WP1 'Mechanisms of Crack Initiation' of RSSB project T355 'Management and Understanding of RCF'