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Sep
2007
Other Reports
Analysis of Impact Energy to Fracture Unnotched Charpy Specimens Made From Railroad Tank Car Steel
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Analysis of Impact Energy to Fracture Unnotched Charpy Specimens Made From Railroad Tank Car Steel
Report Number
RTDF2007-46038
Office
RRD
1
Aug
2007
Technical Reports
Conceptual Development Impact Overload Detection Devices for Tank Car Service
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Tank car, impact draft gear, overload, tank car safety, inspections, impact testing, over-speed impacts
Abstract: The objective of this project was to develop concepts for mechanical and electronic systems that can detect yard or in-train impacts that exceed design load or other reasonable...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-07/16
Office
RRD
1
Jul
2007
Technical Reports
The Impact of Participatory Safety Rules Revision on Incident Rates, Liability Claims, and Safety Culture in the U.S. Railroad Industry
Subject
Human Factors,
Safety Regulatory Analysis
Keywords: Railroad safety culture, safety rules revision, safety rules consolidation, compliance, Federal Employer’s Liability Act, FELA, incident rates, liability claims, lessons learned
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration Human Factors Research and Development Program sponsored a lessons learned study to examine the impact of safety rules revision on safety...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-07/14
Office
RRD
1
Apr
2007
Technical Reports
Analysis of Accelerations Measured During Full-Scale Tank Car Impact Tests
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: tank car, shock response spectrum, acceleration, impact, power spectral density
Abstract: Tank car impact responses were investigated using accelerometers mounted at various locations on a tank car. Several tests were run with both a full and an empty tank car, and...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-07/08
Office
RRD
1
Mar
2007
Technical Reports
Tank Car Reliability Design and Analysis
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Tank car, stub sill, fatigue crack growth, damage tolerance analysis, finite element
Abstract: This report presents the results of the Federal Railroad Administration project DTFR DV-00-G-60019 (Tank Car Reliability Design and Analysis), carried out in the Department of...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-07/05
Office
RRD