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SUN KINK [1 record]

Record 1 2019-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
  • Railroad Maintenance
OBS

Defect.

OBS

buckling; sun kink; buckled track: terms officially approved by CP Rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies ferrées
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
DEF

Déformation horizontale - et parfois verticale - de la voie par temps chaud, à la suite d'efforts de compression exercés par les rails dilatés.

OBS

flambage : terme uniformisé par CP Rail.

Spanish

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