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22
Mar
2013
Technical Reports
Prototype Design of a Collision Protection System for Cab Car Engineers
Subject
Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment
Keywords: Crashworthiness, cab console, secondary impact protection, airbags, energy absorption, crushable knee bolster, quasi-static testing, crash energy management, injury indices, finite element analysis
Abstract: The objective of this project was to develop and analyze a passive system to protect a cab car engineer from secondary impact injuries that might be experienced due to impact with...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-13/15
Office
RRD
22
Mar
2013
Research Results
Developing a Reliable Method for Signal Wire Attachment
Subject
Track,
Track/Train Interactions,
Tracks & Structures
Keywords: Inertia Friction Welding, Signal Wire, Signal Wire Bonding, Rail Wire Interface
Report Number
RR13-13
Office
RDI-21
22
Feb
2013
Technical Reports
Next-Generation Foundations for Special Trackwork – Phase I
Subject
Track,
Tracks & Structures,
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Dynamic load environment, special trackwork frog foundations, wheel-rail impact, modeling
Abstract: This report reviews the dynamic load environment and failure modes of special trackwork frog foundations. Key measurements taken under a 39,000-pound wheel load traffic at the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-13/10
Office
RRD
22
Feb
2013
Technical Reports
Measurement of Vertical Track Deflection from a Moving Rail Car
Subject
Track,
Tracks & Structures,
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Vertical track deflection, track deflection, rail deflection, track measurement system, vertical track modulus, track modulus, track stiffness, track geometry measurement
Abstract: The University of Nebraska has been conducting research sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration’s Office of Research and Development to develop a system that measures...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-13/08
Office
RRD
20
Feb
2013
Technical Reports
Characterization of Railroad Bridge Service Interruptions
Subject
Bridge and Structures Safety,
Track,
Tracks & Structures,
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: bridge problems, risk control matrix, Railroad Bridge Service Interruption Database
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration contracted Transportation Technology Center, Inc., to study bridge problems that cause accidents or service interruptions and to use this...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-13/05
Office
RRD