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1
Jan
1985
Technical Reports
Urban Rail In America: A Review of Procedures and Recommendations from the Regional Plan Association Study
Subject
Track
Abstract: This study reviews the findings reported by the Regional Plan Association regarding the suitability of new rail transit investments in U.S. urban areas. It does so by using...
Office
RRD
1
Jan
1985
Technical Reports
Small Scale Impact Simulation Tests
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Scale model; tank head; impact; puncture; mitigating material; low temperature; lading
Abstract: In derailments and switchyard operations, tank cars frequently experience impacts that result in tank car head puncture. From a cost effective viewpoint, it is not practical to...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-85/04
Office
RDI-20
1
Jan
1985
Technical Reports
An Experimental Investigation of the Discharge of a Flashing Liquid from a Finite Reservoir: A Fundamental Study of the Two-Phase Flow Phenomena Occurring During Venting from Rail Tank Cars
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Two-Phase Flow; Pressure Vessel; Blowdown; Rail-Tank Car Venting; Two-Phase Boiling; Flashing Flow; Venting of Compressed Liquified Vapor
Abstract: The design of pressure relief valves for railroad tank cars containing pressurized liquid commodities is dependent on knowledge of venting rates during accidents. In turn,...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-85/05
Office
RDI-20
1
Jan
1985
Technical Reports
Physical Response of Flat Steel Plates to Drop Hammer Impacts
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Railroad Tank Cars, Safety, Structural Response
Abstract: A series of impact tests using the FRA/BRL Drop Hammer Facility was performed. The tests consisted of the creation of controlled damage to flat steel plates which had properties...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-84-07
Office
RRD
1
Jan
1985
Other Reports
Railroad Employee Fatalities Investigated by the Federal Railroad Administration in 1983
Subject
Employee Fatalities
Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Railroad Safety
Abstract: [From the Introduction] This report represents the Federal Railroad Administration's findings in the investigation of railroad employee fatalities during 1983. Not included are...
Office
RRS