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Josefson, B.L. (2014). Welding of Rails and Effects on Crack Initiation and Propagation. In: Hetnarski, R.B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Thermal Stresses. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2739-7_957
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