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1
Sep
1984
Technical Reports
Strain-Life Fatigue Analysis
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Design Methodology, Local Plastic Strains, Materials
Abstract: The strain-life approach to characterize the fatigue behavior of materials and its applications to railroad equipment design have been investigated. A logical means of accounting...
Report Number
R-589
Office
RRD
1
Aug
1984
Technical Reports
Ballast Testing at FAST: 1976-82
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Ballast Depth, Shape Factors, Stress and Strain, Ballast Shoulder Width, Geotextiles, Gradation,
Abstract: The railroads, for whom ballast has long been a subject of serious study, have sought to develop criteria for choosing, maintaining, and predicting ballast performance in revenue...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-84/18
Office
RRD
1
Jan
1984
Reports to Congress
The President's 1982 Annual Report : To the Congress on the Administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
Subject
Safety Regulatory Analysis,
Statutory Mandates
Abstract: This report describes the efforts of the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to improve railroad safety through the administration of...
1
May
1983
Technical Reports
Cold Weather Transit Technology Program - Investigation of the High Incidence of Rail Pull Aparts on Continuous Welded Rail
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Thermite Welds, Ultrasonic Inspections, Metallurgical Analysis
Abstract: This report presents the results of an investigation of the high incidence of rail pull aparts occurring on the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority's rapid transit system during...
Report Number
UMTA-IN-06-0009-83-3
Office
RRD
1
Jan
1983
Reports to Congress
The President's 1981 Annual Report : To the Congress on the Administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
Subject
Safety Regulatory Analysis,
Statutory Mandates
Abstract: This report describes the efforts of the Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration to improve railroad safety during calendar year 1981 through...