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Technical Reports
Refurbishment of Railroad Crossties: a Technical and Economic Analysis
Keywords: Wood Refurbishment, Crosstie Reuse, Tie Deterioration
Abstract: An analysis of the principal modes of failure for wooden railroad crossties was conducted and an evaluation of the technical and economic feasibility of refurbishing these ties...
Technical Reports
Users' Manual for Asymmetric Wheel/Rail Contact Characterization Program
Keywords: Wheel/Rail Geometry, Profile Principle Curvature, Wheel Profile, Wheelset, Rail Profile, Quasi-Linearization
Abstract: Wheel/rail geometric constraint relationships, such as the effective conicity and gravitational stiffness, strongly influence the lateral dynamics of railway vehicles. The...
Technical Reports
Users' Manual for Kalker's Simplified Nonlinear Creep Theory
Keywords: Creepage, Creep Forces, Spin Moment, Steady-State Rolling, Hertz Contact
Abstract: The conversion of the computer program, "Simplified Theory of Rolling Contact," (used for calculation of a nonlinear creep force-creepage relationship) from the original Algol...
Other Reports
Rail-Highway Grade-Crossing Accident For the Year Ended December 31, 1976
Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Casualties
Abstract: In accordance with 49 CFR 225, railroads are required to file monthly accident/incident reports with the Office of Safety, Federal Railroad Administration. For the purposes of...
Technical Reports
Fracture Resistance and Fatigue Crack Growth Characteristics of Railroad Wheels and Axles
Keywords: Wheels; Axles; Carbon steel; Fatiuge; Cracks
Abstract: The effects of chemical composition, temperature and loading rates on the plane strain fracture toughness K sub I sub c of railroad wheels have been determined. Similarly, the...