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Technical Reports
Metroliner Truck Test
Keywords: Ride Quality, Lateral Acceleration, Vertical Acceleration, International Standardization Organization
Abstract: This report contains the results of a comparison of ride quality data collected on Metroliner Cars 850 and 855. The comparison is made in terms of standard deviations and peak...
Other Reports
Metroliner Truck Test RG-125.1: Ride Quality Analysis
Keywords: Ride Quality Standard, Ride Evaluation Format, Acceleration
Abstract: This report contains the results of a comparison of ride quality data collected on Metroliner Cars 850 and 855. The comparison is made in terms of standard deviations and peak...
Technical Reports
Technical Data Bases Report - Ballast and Foundation Materials Research Program
Keywords: Sub-ballast, Subgrade, Material Testing, Material Properties, Structural Behavior Models
Abstract: Literature and other information sources pertaining to properties of granular materials, ballast and sub-ballast materials, fine-grained soils, and structural behavior models...
Other Reports
Rail-Highway Grade-Crossing Accident For the Year Ended December 31, 1974
Keywords: Accident Reports, Incident Reports, Casualties
Abstract: This is the fortieth annual statistical report on rail-highway grade crossing accidents based upon reports of rail carriers filed with the Federal Railroad Administration pursuant...
Technical Reports
A Review of Rail-Wheel Contact Stress Problems
Keywords: Rail Failure, Residual Stress, Rolling Friction Stress Analysis, Contact Stress
Abstract: From its earliest days, railroad technology has been limited by an inadequate understanding of the mechanics of load transfer between wheel and rail. It is the purpose of this...