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11
Dec
2012
Research Results
IN-MOTION, NON-CONTACT RAIL TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SENSOR
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity,
Track,
Tracks & Structures
Keywords: Track buckling, instantaneous rail temperature, stress-free (or neutral) rail temperature, Non-Contact Rail Temperature Measurement sensor
Report Number
RR 12-18
Office
RDI-21
9
Jul
2012
Safety Advisories
Buckling-Prone Conditions in Continuous Welded Rail Track
Subject
Continuous Welded Rail,
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity,
Track,
Tracks & Structures
Keywords: Continuous Welded Rail; CWR
Safety Advisory Number
2012-03
1
Jul
2012
Technical Reports
North Carolina “Sealed Corridor” Phase IV Assessment – Private Crossings
Subject
Accident Reduction,
Grade Crossing Modeling and Simulation,
High-Speed Passenger Rail,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: alternative safety measures, education and enforcement, highway-rail intersections, safety, video data, violation reduction, risk assessment, private crossings
Abstract: This report assesses Phase IV of North Carolina's Sealed Corridor program, which closed or added warning devices to 44 private crossings from 1990 to 2008.
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-12/12
Office
RRD
1
May
2012
Technical Reports
Assessment of Rail Seat Abrasion Patterns and Environment
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Rail; Seat; Abrasion; Environment; concrete ties
Abstract: Rail seat abrasion (RSA) of concrete ties is manifested by the loss of material under the rail seat area and, in extreme cases, results in loss of rail clip holding power, reverse...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-12/07
Office
RRD
1
Mar
2012
Technical Reports
Cracking and Impact Performance Characteristics of Plastic Composite Ties
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity,
Track
Keywords: High-density polyethylene; modulus of elasticity; modulus of rupture; plastic composite ties
Abstract: As followup to a workshop on Engineered Composite Ties sponsored by the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association and the Federal Railroad Administration,...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-12/03
Office
RRD