The paper deals with results of special fatigue life tests. Random processes of different power spectral densities loaded tube specimens made of a mild carbon steel ČSN 411523.1 (11523.1), notched by a perpendicular hole. It has been found that fatigue lives build similar S-N curves like by harmonic loadings, when the standard deviation s^d of peaks of an effective damaging stress and number of loading blocks Nb are used instead of amplitudes oa, and number of cycles Na, respectively. S-N curves of unaxial and multiaxial loading are compared in the paper.
The vibrodiagnostic system VDS-UT2 was developed for the investigation of a tram wheel operational vibration and deformation. The system consists of measuring, acquisition and processing tools for monitoring of tram wheels and their operational parameters, e.g. static and dynamic deformation, displacement, velocity, acceleration and temperature. The measuring on a rotating wheel is realized both by telemetric and by top-timing system. Measured data can be remote-observed via Internet connection with the control PC. The acquisition system by Starmans Electronics s.r.o. provides continuous analog and digital data logging. The control PC processes digital logical signals and evaluates time intervals representing circumferential turning angles between disk and rim.. In the contribution, the diagnostic system is described and the measured data including damage analysis are presented. and Obsahuje seznam literatury