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Technical Reports
Framework for Wheel Life Model – Phase I
Keywords: Rolling contact fatigue, contact stress, crack growth, crack initiation, creep, fatigue strength, heat treatment, pearlite, wheel damage map, quenching, residual stress, S-660, shakedown, time-temperature-transformation, tread-braking
Technical Reports
Development and Evaluation of a Moving Map Display for Rail Applications
Keywords: CTIL; CTILWEB; Hybrid Cognitive Task Analysis; Moving Map; iPad; Heads-up Display; HUD; Situation Awareness; Safety; Human-in-the-loop Testing; Passenger Rail Service; Head-up Display
Abstract: This report describes the development and evaluation of a prototype real-time moving map display to support engineer situation awareness and safety performance for future U.S....
Technical Reports
A Survey of Wheel/Rail Friction
Keywords: Friction, friction management, lubrication, vehicle-track interaction, wheel-rail interaction v
Abstract: Friction has a huge influence on the vehicle/track interaction and yet it remains poorly understood, its consideration an afterthought in many simulation activities. This survey...
Technical Reports
Ground Penetrating Radar Technology Evaluation and Implementation: Phase 2
Keywords: Ground penetrating radar technology, GPR, ballast, fouling
Abstract: This report summarizes the results from Phase 2 of the ground penetrating radar (GPR) technologies evaluation performed by the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. at the...
Technical Reports
Ground Penetrating Radar Technology Evaluation on the High Tonnage Loop: Phase 1
Keywords: Ground penetrating radar technology, High Tonnage Loop, GPR, ballast, fouling
Abstract: This report describes and documents the results of an evaluation of ground penetrating radar (GPR) technologies performed by Transportation Technology Center, Inc. on the High...