Pourquoi les chemins de fer n'ont-ils pas besoin de joints de dilatation ?

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A massive thank you to everyone at Goldschmidt for making this possible. With special thanks to Dr. Axel Hoeschen, Christof Gassmann and Claudia Koch.

If you want to learn all the details about why we don’t need expansion joints anymore, check out Grady’s excellent video here: youtu.be/zqmOSMAtadc

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00:00 The problem with continuous welded rail
03:33 How to weld two rails together
10:16 Why is rapidly cooled steel brittle?
11:40 Thermite reaction and a see-through mold
16:30 Clean up
19:11 Metallurgy
22:15 How strong is the weld?
24:26 Why don’t the rails buckle?

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References:
Practical Engineering. Why Railroads Don't Need Expansion Joints youtu.be/zqmOSMAtadc
Stress–strain curve In Wikipedia - https://ve42.co/stressstrain
The Efficient Engineer. Understanding Metals via Youtube https://youtu.be/PaGJwOPg2kU
moodlemech. Properties and Grain Structure via Youtube - youtu.be/uG35D_euM-0

Images & Video:
bhadeshi123. Martensitic transformation via Youtube youtu.be/OQ5lVjYssko
Stratford Works In Wikipedia - https://ve42.co/stratford
Electric Tram 1881 In Wikipedia - https://ve42.co/tram
Water Quenched Steel In Wikipedia - https://ve42.co/quench
Synagoge 1922 In Wikipedia - https://ve42.co/synagoge

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Directed by Derek Muller and Casper Mebius
Written by Derek Muller and Casper Mebius
Edited by Trenton Oliver
Animated by Mike Radjabov, Rokas Vikšraitis and Fabio Albertelli
Filmed by Derek Muller, David Bochmann, Casper Mebius, Luise Dietert, Henning Fischer and Harald Schweiger
Additional research by Geeta Thakur
Produced by Derek Muller, Casper Mebius, Gregor Čavlović, Geeta Thakur, Rob Beasley Spence, Emily Lazard and Tori Brittain
Thumbnail contributions by Peter Sheppard and Ren Hurley
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