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Jun
1977
Technical Reports
Design and Testing of a 12,000 KVA Linear Induction Motor and Power Converter
Subject
Technology Transfer
Keywords: Linear Induction Motor, Ground Transportation, Propulsion System, Power Conversion
Abstract: This report presents pertinent technical data on the design, development, fabrication, and testing of the linear induction motor propulsion system (LIMPS). The LIMPS is designed...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-76/305
Office
RRD
1
Jun
1977
Technical Reports
Fatigue Crack Propagation in Rail Steels
Subject
Roadway Maintenance Machine Safety
Keywords: Rail, Cracks, Fatigue Crack Propagation, Mechanical Properties, Fractography
Abstract: In order to establish safe inspection periods of railroad rails information on fatigue crack growth rates is required. These data should come from a sufficiently large sample of...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-77/14
Office
RRD
1
Jun
1977
Technical Reports
Vertical Shaker System Laboratory Tests of Trailer on a Flatcar (CR-124)
Subject
Evaluation,
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: Freight Cars, Intermodal Systems, Test Instrumentation, Vibration Analysis, Laboratory Testing
Abstract: This report describes full scale Trailer on a Flatcar (TOFC) optimization tests performed during 1976 on the Vertical Shaker System at the Rail Dynamics Laboratory, Pueblo, CO...
Report Number
FRA-OFS-77
Office
RRD
1
Jun
1977
Technical Reports
Summary Statistics of the National Railroad-Highway Crossing Inventory for Public At-Grade Crossings
Subject
Best Practices,
Grade Crossing Modeling and Simulation,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Abstract: This report presents statistical summaries of characteristics for public grade crossings as of August 1976 to aid in funding allocation for future crossing improvements.
Report Number
FRA-OPPD-77-8; DOT-TSC-FRA-77-10
Office
RRD
30
May
1977
Technical Reports
A Bibliography on Rail Technology
Keywords: Railroad tracks, Bibliographies, Nondestructive tests, Stresses, Strains, Failure, Steels, Metallurgical analysis, Performance and evaluation
Abstract: The rail technology review provides assistance to a number of rail technology programs initiated by the Transportation Systems Center (TSC) for the Federal Railroad Administration...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-77/15
Office
RDI-20