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1
Aug
1993
Technical Reports
Safety of High Speed Guided Ground Transportation Systems: The Biological Effects of Maglev Magnetic Field Exposures
Subject
Maglev,
Safety Advisories,
Safety Regulatory Analysis,
Safety Performance Measures
Keywords: Magnetic levitation, Maglev, Biological effects, Neurotransmitter effects, Pineal Effects, Melatonin
Abstract: This report describes selected biological effects on transformed human cell lines and on rats from exposure to simulated maglev magnetic fields (MFs). Rats (n = 6 per group) were...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-93/30
Office
RRD
1
Jul
1993
Technical Reports
Pennsylvania Rail Freight Assistance Program
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Financial Assitance, Infrastructure Investment, Employment Growth
Abstract: The Rail Freight Assistance Program (RFAP) provides financial assistance for investment in rail freight infrastructure. The intent of the Program is 1) to preserve essential rail...
Office
RRD
1
Jun
1993
Technical Reports
Laboratory Fatigue Testing of Selected Welded and Bolted Aluminum Connections for Freight Car Design
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Fatigue Properties, S-N Diagram, Modified Goodman Diagram
Abstract: This report describes the tests conducted to determine the fatigue properties of joints and construction details in aluminum-bodied freight cars. The tests were conducted at the...
Report Number
R-839
Office
RRD
1
Oct
1992
Technical Reports
Dynamic Buff and Draft Testing Techniques
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment,
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Draft, Buff, Coupler, Wheels
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration and the Association of American Railroads have jointly sponsored a program for developing cost-effective and rational techniques for evaluating...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-92/31
Office
RRD
1
Sep
1992
Technical Reports
Safety of High-Speed Guided Ground Transportation Systems: Shared Right-of-Way Safety Issues
Subject
Safety Advisories,
Safety Regulatory Analysis,
Safety Performance Measures
Keywords: High speed rail, Magnetic levitation, Maglev, Shared right of way, Risk assessment
Abstract: One of the most important issues in the debate over the viability in the United States of high-speed guided ground transportation (HSGGT) systems, which include magnetic...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-92/13
Office
RRD