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Dec
2006
Technical Reports
Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Railroad Tank Car Steel TC-128B Subjected to Various Environments: Volume I
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Fatigue crack growth, damage tolerance, tank cars, baseline material behavior, environmental
Abstract: As part of an effort to apply damage tolerance concepts to railroad tank cars, the fatigue crack growth (FCG) behavior of two lots of TC-128B steel was investigated. In addition...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-06/04.I
Office
RRD
5
Nov
2006
Other Reports
Engineering Analysis for Railroad Tank Car Head Puncture Resistance
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Engineering Analysis for Railroad Tank Car Head Puncture Resistance
Report Number
IMECE2006-13212
Office
RRD
1
Sep
2006
Other Reports
Quantifying and Enhancing Puncture Resistance in Railroad Tank Cars Carrying Hazardous Materials Phase I
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Quantifying and Enhancing Puncture Resistance in Railroad Tank Cars Carrying Hazardous Materials Phase I
Office
RRD
1
Jun
2006
Technical Reports
Impact Performance of Draft Gears in 263,000 Pound Gross Rail Load and 286,000 Pound Gross Rail Load Tank Car Service
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Draft gear, tank car safety, tank car impacts, stub sill stresses
Abstract: This project quantified the impact performance of draft gears on tank cars for both the 263,000 and 286,000 gross rail load (GRL) conditions and the corresponding effect on the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-06/16
Office
RRD
1
Mar
2006
Technical Reports
Comparative Safety of the Transport of High-Level Radioactive Materials on Dedicated, Key and Regular Trains - Technical Study
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Spent nuclear fuel, high-level radioactive waste, HAZMAT.
Abstract: This study compares the risks in transporting spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste under three rail shipment alternatives: 1) regular train service, operating...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-05/03
Office
RRD