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Technical Reports
Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP) Phase II- Phase I Data Evaluation and Analysis Plan
Keywords: Rail Transportation, Railroad Technology, Track-Train Dynamics, Freight Cars, Data Processing
Abstract: This document describes a plan for evaluating and analyzing the TDOP Phase I test data for Type I freight car trucks. The plan proposes that the initial tasks should include...
Technical Reports
FRATE, Volume I: User's Manual
Keywords: Freight Car Response Analysis and Test Evaluation, Freight Car Vibration Analysis, TOFC, Dynamic Response, Computer Program
Abstract: FRATE (Freight Car Response Analysis and Test Evaluation) is the name of a digital computer program which numerically solves the structural dynamic equations of motion of a single...
Technical Reports
Thermal Buckling of Straight Tracks: Fundamentals, Analyses, and Preventive Measures
Keywords: Thermal Forces in Track, Track Maintenance, Railroad Track
Abstract: This report, written mainly for the practicing railroad engineer, explains the phenomenon of thermal buckling of straight tracks, shows how to analyze it, and describes measures...
Technical Reports
Summary Statistics of the National Railroad-Highway Crossing Inventory for Public At-Grade Crossings : Second Edition
Abstract: This report presents statistical summaries of characteristics for public grade crossings as of May 1978 to aid in funding allocation for future crossing improvements.
Technical Reports
Users' Manual for Kalker's "Exact" Nonlinear Creep Theory
Keywords: Creepage, Creep Forces, Spin Moment, Steady-State Rolling, Hertz Contact, Computer Program
Abstract: The conversion of the computer program, "A Programme for Three-Dimensional Steady State Rolling" developed by Professor J. J. Kalker, from the original Algol language to FORTRAN...