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1
Apr
1978
Technical Reports
Theoretical Manual and User's Guide: Longitudinal-vertical Train Action Model
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Abstract: A mathematical model for simulating the longitudinal-vertical motion of railroad cars in impact situations is described in this document. Development and validation of the model...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-76/278
Office
RRD
1
Apr
1978
Technical Reports
Railroad Research Bulletin - Spring 1978 Volume 5, Number 1
Subject
Best Practices
Keywords: Rail Transportation, Advanced Systems, Bibliography and Documentation, Abstracts, High Speed Ground Transportation
Abstract: This publication contains 1,045 abstracts of journal articles and research reports and descriptions of computer programs and magnetic data tapes. It also has 531 summaries of...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-78/14
Office
RRD
1
Mar
1978
Technical Reports
An Investigation of Techniques for Validation of Railcar Dynamic Analyses
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Rail vehicle dynamics, Validation techniques
Abstract: A linear model of the vertical dynamics of a railcar was validated by the application of spectral techniques to experimental data. Track input spectra were computed from test...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-78/19
Office
RPD-11
1
Mar
1978
Technical Reports
14th Annual Railroad Engineering Conference Proceedings, "R&D and Railroading: 1977"
Subject
Best Practices
Keywords: Railroad Technology, Technical Proceedings
Abstract: This report constitutes the proceedings of the three day railroad engineering conference held at the University of Southern Colorado on October 18-20, 1977. Conference papers...
Report Number
FRA/ORD
Office
RRD
1
Mar
1978
Technical Reports
Improved Passenger Equipment Evaluation Program: Technology Review - Wheels, Axles, Couplers
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Rail Vehicle, Railcar Wheels, Railcar Axles, Railcar Couplers
Abstract: The status of two foreign rail technologies is analyzed in this report. The two technologies are Wheels and Automatic Couplers. The wheel development program for the French TGV...
Report Number
ARE/ORD-79/45
Office
RRD