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Technical Reports
Acoustic Detection of Railcar Roller Bearing Defects: Phase I, Laboratory Test
Keywords: Acoustic Detection of Railcar Roller Bearing Defects; acoustics; roller bearing defects; raceway spalls; water etching; loose bearing components; spun cones
Abstract: A series of tests were performed at the Bearing Test Facility at the Transportation Technology Center,Inc. (TICI) in Pueblo,Colorado, to gather acoustic and acceleration emissions...
Technical Reports
Evaluation of Railroad Cab Car End Beam Designs
Keywords: Cab car end beam; finite element analysis; static and dynamic tests; drop tower test; quasi-static loading; crashworthiness; baseline test article; side sill; railroad
Abstract: This report presents the results of an experimental study to establish the strength and energy absorption capability of railroad cab car comer structures built to current...
Technical Reports
Estimation of Residual Stresses in Railroad Commuter Car Wheels Following Manufacture
Keywords: Residual stress; railroad wheels; quenching; finite element analysis; viscoelastic creep
Abstract: A computer simulation of the manufacturing process of railroad car wheels is described to determine the residual stresses in the wheel following fabrication. Knowledge of, and the...
Technical Reports
Tread Metal Buildup on Railroad Freight Car Wheels- Dynamometer Simulation
Keywords: Tread metal buildup, Dynamometer, Wheels
Abstract: Recent dynamometer tests on a composition metal brake shoe with a high metal powder content developed slight tread metal pick up during testing at the Federal Railroad...
Technical Reports
Human Reliability Analysis in Support of Risk Assessment for Positive Train Control
Keywords: Positive Train Control; Cognitive task analysis; Human factors; Decision making; Probabilistic risk assessment; Railroad operations
Abstract: This report describes an approach to evaluating the reliability of human actions that are modeled in a probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) of train control operations. This...