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1
Apr
2000
Technical Reports
Passenger Rail vehicle Safety Assessment Methodology Volume II: Detailed Analyses and Simulation Results
Subject
Passenger Rail,
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Passenger car, OMNISIM, Safety
Abstract: This report presents detailed analytic tools and results on dynamic response which are used to develop the safe dynamic performance limits of commuter passenger vehicles. The...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-00/03. II
Office
RRD
1
May
1999
Technical Reports
Test and Evaluation of Rail Flaw Detection Technologies
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Nondestructive Inspection, Laser Ultrasonics, Remote Field and Low Frequency Eddy Current Testing, Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer, Flaw Growth Rate
Abstract: Internal flaws in rail occur as a consequence of the accumulation of fatigue under repeated loading. Inspection of the rail to detect flaws before they progress to complete...
Report Number
R-934
Office
RRD
1
Mar
1999
Other Reports
Passenger Acceptance of Alignments with Frequent Curves in Maglev or Other Very-High-Speed Ground Systems
Subject
Maglev,
Passenger Rail
Report Number
VNTSC-RR994-PM-99-1
Office
RRD
1
Dec
1998
Technical Reports
Railroad Wheel Residual Stress Detection Program- An Evaluation of Residual Stress in Cast Steel Railroad Wheels using Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers (EMATS)
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: EMAT; Piezoelectric; Ultrasonic
Abstract: A nondestructive testing (NDT) method to determine the residual stress in the rims of cast steel railroad wheels has been evaluated by the Association of American Railroads (AAR...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-99/06
Office
RDI-20
1
Nov
1996
Technical Reports
Concessions in Transport
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Transport Infrastructure, Concession Structure,
Abstract: This paper considers world wide experience with a restricted range of the spectrum of options for private participation in the supply of transport infrastructure and services. One...
Office
RRD