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1 Mar 1978

Technical Reports

An Investigation of Techniques for Validation of Railcar Dynamic Analyses

Author
Federal Railroad Administration; W. J. Fallon; N.K. Cooperrider; E. H. Law

Subject Rail and Infrastructure Integrity

Keywords: Rail vehicle dynamics, Validation techniques

Abstract: A linear model of the vertical dynamics of a railcar was validated by the application of spectral techniques to experimental data. Track input spectra were computed from test...

Report Number
FRA/ORD-78/19
Office
RPD-11

1 Jan 1978

Technical Reports

Ultrasonic Pulse Propagation in the Cold-Worked Layer of Railroad Rail

Author
University of Oklahoma, School of Aerospace, Mechanical, and Nuclear Engineering

Subject Rail and Infrastructure Integrity, Evaluation

Keywords: Wave Propagation, Layered Media Wave Propagation, Texture, Rail Nondestructive Inspection

Abstract: Ultrasonic pulses propagating along the rolling surface of used railroad rail were observed to have two distinct arrivals. One arrival corresponded to the expected Rayleigh wave....

Report Number
FRA/ORD-77/09.2
Office
RRD

1 Nov 1977

Technical Reports

Fracture Resistance and Fatigue Crack Growth Characteristics of Railroad Wheels and Axles

Author
Federal Railroad Administration; C.S. Carter; R.G. Caton; R. L Guthrie

Subject Rail and Infrastructure Integrity

Keywords: Wheels; Axles; Carbon steel; Fatiuge; Cracks

Abstract: The effects of chemical composition, temperature and loading rates on the plane strain fracture toughness K sub I sub c of railroad wheels have been determined. Similarly, the...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-77/50
Office
RDI-20

1 Nov 1976

Technical Reports

A Preliminary Description of Stresses in Railroad Rail

Author
Thomas G. Johns and Kent B. Davies

Subject Rail and Infrastructure Integrity, Track

Keywords: Plastic Flow; Flexural Stresses; Rail; Rail Stress; Stress; Flexural Stresses; Contact Stresses; Plastic Flow;

Abstract: One portion of the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Track Performance Improvement Program is the development of engineering and analytic techniques required for the design...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-76/294
Office
RDI-20

4 Nov 1975

Technical Reports

Test Specification #7115 for Switchyard Impact Tests (RPI-AAR Phase 15)

Author
W.G. Gjertson, Ross T. Gill, Larry J. Schlink, P. Tong, David Peters

Subject Switching Operations, Evaluation

Keywords: Switchyard Impact Tests, Reduction Requirements, Instrumentation Requirements, Physical Pre-Test Measurement Techniques

Abstract: This report contains information regarding test specification #7115 for switchyard impact tests. It covers test requirements, photo coverage requirements, instrumentation...

Office
RRD