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1
May
1983
Technical Reports
Determination of Residual Stresses in Rails
Subject
Fatigue Management,
Track,
Tracks & Structures,
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Fatigue, Rail stress
Abstract: A destructive sectioning technique for measuring the complete three-dimensional residual stresses in a rail cross section was developed. The technique was applied to four tangent...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-83/05
Office
RRD
1
Feb
1983
Technical Reports
Fatigue Tests on Trail Hitch at FAST- The FAT II Report
Subject
Fatigue Management
Keywords: Crack Preparation, Fatigue, Flat Car Hitch, Rail Car Dynamics, Strain Gaging, Stress Analysis
Abstract: Cracks appeared in a hitch and its underdeck support on one of the three Trailer-onFlat Cars (TOFC) in the FAST (Facility for Accelerated Service Testing)train consist 3,000 miles...
Report Number
Dr-156
Office
RRD
1
Nov
1980
Technical Reports
A Prototype Maintenance-of-Way Planning System Volume I: Final Report Including Appendices A through E
Subject
Automated Track Inspection Program (ATIP),
Evaluation
Keywords: Track Maintenance Planning, Track Quality Indices, Track Degradation, Track Geometry
Abstract: The results of this study substantiate the concept of using automatic track inspection vehicles as a tool in Maintenance-of-Way planning. This study is based on data collected...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-80/47.I
Office
RRD
23
Oct
1975
Technical Reports
Report on the 5th International Wheelsets Congress
Subject
Fatigue Management,
Locomotive Standards (Safety & Noise)
Keywords: Railway Wheels, Railway Axles, Adhesion, Fatigue, Stresses, Noise, Material Behavior
Abstract: A summary is given for each of the thirty technical papers presented at the International Wheelsets Congress held in Tokyo, Japan, 20-23 October 1975. The papers were presented by...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-77/65
Office
RRD
1
May
1973
Other Reports
Use of Automatically Acquired Track Geometry Data in Long-Range Maintenance Planning
Subject
Automated Track Inspection Program (ATIP)
Abstract: A review of the current status of the use of track geometry data in the preparation of track maintenance schedules. Current research being sponsored by the Federal Railroad...
Office
RRD