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1
Mar
1998
Technical Reports
Rail Vehicle Crashworthiness Symposium
Keywords: Collision risk; structural crashworthiness; interior crashworthiness; human injury criteria (HIC); passenger rail safety; secondary impact
Abstract:
This document contains the proceedings of the Rail Vehicle Crashworthiness Symposium held at the Volpe Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts on June 24, 25, and 26, 1996. These...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-97/08
Office
RDI-20
1
Feb
1998
Technical Reports
Crashworthiness of Passenger Trains Safety of High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems
Keywords: Crashworthiness of Passenger Trains Safety of High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems
Abstract: The results of analyses conducted to determine the effectiveness of structural and interior train design strategies in protecting occupants during collisions are presented....
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-97/10
Office
RRD
1
Feb
1998
Technical Reports
Top-of-Rail Lubrication Energy Test
Subject
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Rail, Lubrication, Energy, Lateral Forces, Creep, Friction, Power, Railroads
Abstract: This report presents the test results of SENTRAEN 2000™, a new top-of-rail lubrication system developed by Tanergy Corporation. The system was evaluated the week of June 2, 1997,...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-98/01
Office
RRD
1
Dec
1997
Technical Reports
FAST Heavy Axle Load Ballast Test Results
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: Facility for Accelerated Service Testing, TTC, Ballast Materials, Ballast Performance
Abstract: A ballast experiment was performed at the Federal Railroad Administration’s Transportation Technology Center, Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST), Pueblo, Colorado, as...
Report Number
R-914
Office
RRD
1
Dec
1997
Technical Reports
Investigation of Lateral Track Strength and Track Panel Shift Using AAR's Track Loading Vehicle
Subject
Track
Keywords: Track Strength Inspection, In-Motion Tests, Association of American Railroads, Transportation Test Center
Abstract: The Association of American Railroads (AAR) is conducting extensive lateral track strength (track panel shift) tests using the AAR’s Track Loading Vehicle (TLV). The entire test...
Report Number
R-917
Office
RRD