Actual State and Future Subjects of Assessment Methods and Diagnostic
Technology for Materials Used in Railway
Katsuya KIRIMURA
For the purpose of applying reasonably good materials in railway,
it is important that the assessment methods for development of them
are fit for practical conditions. And also an adequate diagnostic
technology for the maintenance have to be established for the sake
of preventing the damages to materials and evaluating the deterioration
and corrosion of them. The recent research and developments in the field
are briefly reviewed and the future requirements are forecasted.