Tetra Tech, Inc.
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING PLATE CUT AND RAIL SEAT ABRASION BASED ON MEASUREMENTS ONLY OF RAIL HEAD ELEVATION AND CROSSTIE SURFACE ELEVATION

Abstract:

A system and method for inspecting a railway track a calculating plate cut and/or rail seat abrasion (RSA) based on rail head elevation and crosstie surface elevation measurements and an estimate of rail height.