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28 Feb 2010

Policy and Guidance

Part 227 Noise Compliance Checklist

Subject Industrial Hygiene

Keywords: noise complaince checklist

28 Feb 2010

Policy and Guidance

Part 229 Noise Compliance Checklist

Subject Industrial Hygiene

Keywords: noise compliance checklist

28 Oct 2009

Technical Reports

Handbook for Railroad Noise Measurement and Analysis

Author
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Subject Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Noise Exposure

Keywords: noise exposure monitoring, load cell test stand

Abstract:

This handbook is an update, restructuring and expansion of the 1982 document “Handbook for the Measurement, Analysis, and Abatement of Railroad Noise” originally developed by...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/RRS-09/10-IH
Office
RRS

1 Jul 2009

Technical Reports

Occupant Protection Experiments in Support of A Full-Scale Train-to-Train Crash Energy Management Equipment Collision Test

Author
Bob Rancatore, Patricia Llana, Caroline Van Ingen-Dunn, Chris Bradney

Subject Occupant Protection, Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment, Collision

Keywords: Occupant protection, train-to-train, full-scale, strain gage, accelerometer, occupant configurations, head-on collision, Crash Emergency Management (CEM), Anthropomorphic Test Devices (ATDs), seat configuration loads, accelerations, displacements.

Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration sponsored a full-scale train-to-train crash energy management (CEM) technology test that was conducted on March 23, 2006, at the Transportation...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-09/14
Office
RRD

1 Mar 2008

Technical Reports

Full-Scale Single Car Multilevel Car Test- Test No. 9 Procedures, Instrumentation, & Data

Author
Ken Laine

Subject Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment

Keywords: Impact Test, Multilevel Passenger Cars, Crashworthiness of Rail Equipment

Abstract: This report addresses the efforts to document the behavior of an existing design multilevel passenger car as it impacts a stationary wall at approximately 36 mph. Transportation...

Office
RRD