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Technical Reports
Special Bibliography: Railroad Safety Research
Keywords: Railroad Safety, Track Design, Car Design, Locomotive Design, Control Systems, Inspections, Life Cycle
Technical Reports
Computational Methods to Predict Railcar Response to Track Cross-Level Variations
Keywords: Rock and Roll
Abstract: The rocking response of railroad freight cars to track cross-level variations is studied using: (1) a reduced complexity digital simulation model, and (2) a quasi-linear...
Technical Reports
The Effect of Imperfections on the Vertical Buckling of Railroad Tracks
Keywords: Buckling; Vertical buckling
Abstract: This report deals with an analytical prediction of the effect of geometric imperfections on the post-buckling characteristics of railroad tracks. The analysis is restricted to the...
Technical Reports
Technical Feasibility Study of Railroad Electrification with High Voltage (10-50kV) Direct Current
Keywords: DC Railroad Electrification, DC High-Voltage Rail Applications, DC Switching Equipment, DC Power Distribution
Abstract: High-voltage (10-50 kV), direct-current (HVDC) power distribution may prove to be an economically and technically attractive option for railroad electrification. There may be...
Technical Reports
Study of Friction and Creep Between Steel Wheels and Rails
Keywords: Adhesion, Traction, Contact Zone
Abstract: A systematic experimental, parametric and similitude investigation of the friction and creep behavior of a steel wheel rolling on a steel rail is given. Laboratory investigation...