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1 Jun 2002

Technical Reports

Revised Railroad Tank Car Damage Assessment Guidelines for Pressure Tank Cars

Author
Federal Railroad Adminisration

Keywords: Damage Assessment Guidelines; Tank Car

Abstract: Under Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Contract No. DTFR 53-93-C-00001, Task Order Number 115, the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI), a subsidiary of the...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-03/22
Office
RDI-20

1 May 2002

Technical Reports

Electromagnetic Field Characteristics of the Transrapid TR08 Maglev System

Author
A. Brecher, D. Disk, D. Fugate, W. Jacobs, A. Joshi, A. Kupferman, R. Mauri, P. Valihura

Keywords: magnetic levitation, Maglev, electromagnetic fields, EMF, electromagnetic radiation, EMR,

Abstract: As part of the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment Program, this technical report has been prepared to characterize...

Report Number
DOT VNTSC-FRA-02-11
Office
RRD

1 May 2002

Technical Reports

Locomotive Crashworthiness Research: Locomotive Crew Egress Evaluation

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Keywords: Locomotive Crashworthiness Research; Locomotive Crew Egress Evaluation; egress; locomotive; survivability; safety; crashworthiness; window; door

Abstract:

The objectives of this study include the identification of aspects of locomotive design and operation related to crew egress or access by rescuers in accidents, with the goal...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-02/03
Office
RDI-20

1 Apr 2002

Technical Reports

Damage Assessment of Railroad Tank Cars Involved in Accidents: Phase II Modeling and Validation

Author
Richard W. Klopp, Steven W. Kirkpatrick, Donald A. Shockey

Keywords: Accident Damage Management, Local Fracture, Damage Mechanics, Finite Element Modelling, Gouges, Reversed Bending, Dents

Abstract: The Accident Damage Assessment Guidelines used to make decisions on the safety of damaged pressure tank cars were formulated in the 1970s by the Association of American Railroads...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-02/04
Office
RRD

1 Apr 2002

Technical Reports

Rail Commuter Vehicle Curving Performance

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Keywords: Rail Commuter Vehicle Curving Performance; passenger vehicle; derailment; curving performance; data acquisition

Abstract: This report presents results of a program to design and install a wayside wheel-rail force measurement system. The test site is capable of developing a set of measurements of...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-02/01
Office
RDI-20