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    Ultrasonic Multichannel Flaw Detector for Testing Rails with Signal Recording

    Although automated testing instruments have been introduced intensely on the railways of Russia, up to 95% of hazardous flaws in rails are detected by ultrasonic two-line (removable) flaw detectors. The paper ...

    A. A. Markov, D. A. Shpagin, M. N. Shilov in Russian Journal of Nondestructive Testing (2003)

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    A program for 3D simulation of signals for ultrasonic testing of specimens

    Optimization of the parameters of schemes using multichannel ultrasonic flaw detectors for sonic testing of rails (sonic test schemes), as well as development of algorithms for processing test signals, are con...

    A. A. Markov, V. V. Mosyagin, M. V. Keskinov in Russian Journal of Nondestructive Testing (2005)

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    Detection of flaws in the railhead by the mirror method under the condition of multiple reflection of ultrasonic oscillations

    Issues of detection of flaws in the railhead by the echo and mirror methods are considered. The influence of the degree of rail wear on the path of propagating ultrasonic beams has been studied. It has been sh...

    A. A. Markov, M. V. Keskinov in Russian Journal of Nondestructive Testing (2008)

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    Evaluation of transverse cracks detection depth in MFL rail NDT

    The limiting detection depth of subsurface defects is considered as an important efficiency factor of Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) method of railway nondestructive testing. This issue is particularly topical si...

    A. G. Antipov, A. A. Markov in Russian Journal of Nondestructive Testing (2014)

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    A comparative analysis of the active and residual magnetization methods in the nondestructive testing of rails

    The comparison of residual Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) with traditional MFL method was carried out as applied to rail nondestructive testing. The mechanisms for the residual magnetization of rails are consider...

    A. G. Antipov, A. A. Markov in Russian Journal of Nondestructive Testing (2016)

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    Evaluation of the Size and Type of Flaws in a Railhead

    The relevance of being able to detect flaws beneath horizontal exfoliations in rails with simultaneous measurement of crack parameters has been shown. Based on the performed research, the authors proposed a ne...

    A. A. Markov, V. V. Mosyagin in Russian Journal of Nondestructive Testing (2018)

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    Detectability of Rail Defects by Magnetic Flux Leakage Method

    The ability of the Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) method to detect flaws in railway rails in two different ways has been studied. First, a three-dimensional computer simulation of the leakage of magnetic flux aro...

    A. G. Antipov, A. A. Markov in Russian Journal of Nondestructive Testing (2019)

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    Analyzing the Development of Rail Defects Based on Results of Multichannel Periodic Testing

    Systems for nondestructive testing (NDT) of rails are multichannel and concurrently use several methods, including ultrasonic, magnetic flux leakage (MFL), visual, and others. Periodic inspection of rails does...

    A. A. Markov, E. A. Maksimova, A. G. Antipov in Russian Journal of Nondestructive Testing (2019)

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    Analyzing Ultrasonic Signal Parameters during High-Speed Rail Inspection

    The results of investigating the parameters of ultrasonic signals when increasing rail testing speed presented. Signals from rail bolt holes were selected as test reflectors. It is shown that the holes closest...

    A. A. Markov, E. A. Maximova in Russian Journal of Nondestructive Testing (2021)

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    Analysis of the Parameters of Bottom Signals in the Area of Welded Joints of Rails under High-Speed Ultrasonic Testing

    This research is a continuation of the work aimed at analyzing the parameters of ultrasonic signals during high-speed rail inspection. The analysis of the behavior of the amplitudes of the sequences of bottom ...

    A. A. Markov, E. A. Maksimova in Russian Journal of Nondestructive Testing (2021)

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    Dynamic Correction of Sensitivity of Flaw Detection Channels in High-Speed Rail Inspection

    An increase in the reliability of high-speed ultrasonic testing of elongated objects, in particular, railroad rails, is considered. It is shown that the current regulatory documents do not take into account th...

    A. A. Markov, E. A. Maksimova, A. G. Antipov in Russian Journal of Nondestructive Testing (2021)

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    Using a Magnetic Flux Leakage Method to Evaluate Gaps in Railroad Bolt Joints

    Periodic evaluation of gaps in bolt joints of rails allows one to predict the reliability of a continuous welded rail track and prevent its temperature deformations. The purpose of the research is to find a si...

    A. G. Antipov, A. A. Markov, E. A. Maximova in Russian Journal of Nondestructive Testing (2023)

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    The Possibility of Detecting Defects in Rail Foot by the MFL Method

    The article investigates the possibility of detecting defects in the form of transverse cracks in rail foot under continuous in-service inspection of rails. The MFL method is chosen as an alternative to ultras...

    A. A. Markov, V. V. Mosyagin, A. G. Antipov in Russian Journal of Nondestructive Testing (2024)