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14
Dec
2001
Other Reports
Guidelines for Estimating Trip Times, Energy Use and Emissions for HSGT Technologies
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail
Keywords: High Speed Ground Transportation, Maglev, Guided Ground Transportation Modes
Abstract: [From the Introduction] In the present report, the task of estimating, quantitatively, the energy use and emissions associated with the introduction of maglev as a new mode of...
Office
RRD
1
Dec
2001
Technical Reports
Effects Of Coupler Height Mismatch On The Structural Integrity Of Railroad Tank Car Stub Sills
Subject
Freight Operations,
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Tank Car, Stub Sill, Impact, Coupler Height Mismatch, Draft Gears, Vertical Forces, Buff Loads, Draft Loads, Fatigue, Tank Car Safety, Track Stiffness Transitions, Impact Simulations
Abstract: This project evaluated the safety implications of coupler height mismatches on the integrity of railroad tank car stub sills, through a series of static and impact tests. The test...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-01/14
Office
RRD
1
Dec
2001
Technical Reports
Intruder and Obstacle Detection Systems (IODS) for Railroads -1998 Requirements Workshop
Subject
Grade Crossing and Trespass Outreach/Education,
Safety Advisories,
Safety Performance Measures,
Safety Regulatory Analysis
Keywords: Railroad grade crossing safety, Critical infrastructure protection, Signal technology, Physical security, Railroad police, high speed rail
Abstract: At this workshop, industry participants and stakeholders discussed requirements for intruder and obstacle detection systems for rail tracks and grade crossings.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-01/13
Office
RRD
1
Dec
2001
Technical Reports
Fire Safety of Passenger Trains; Phase II: Application of Fire Hazard Analysis Techniques
Subject
Safety Advisories,
Safety Regulatory Analysis,
Safety Performance Measures
Keywords: Fire Safety, Fire models, fire test methods, Hazard analysis, Heat release rate, Passenger trains, Fire hazard assessment, Fire computer modeling, Small-scale fire tets, Large scale fire tests, Furniture Calorimeter, Cone Calorimeter, Egress
Abstract: A comprehensive multi-phase fire safety research program is being conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to demonstrate the practicality and effectiveness...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-01/16
1
Nov
2001
Technical Reports
Evaluation of Semi-Empirical Analyses for Railroad Tank Car Puncture Velocity, Part I: Correlations with Experimental Data
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: tank car, coupler impact, indentation, puncture velocity, tank car head, shield protection
Abstract: This report is the first in a two-part series that focuses on methodologies to determine the puncture velocity of tank car shells. In this context, puncture velocity refers to the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-01/21.I
Office
RRD