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Technical Reports
User's Manual for FRATX1 and FRATF1 Freight Car Dynamic Analysis Computer Programs
Keywords: Freight Car Model, Hunting Simulation, Dynamic Loads, TOFC
Abstract: This is a user’s manual for two versions of a computer program to calculate the dynamic response of freight cars to track inputs. The basic program is nonlinear, written in...
Technical Reports
Management of Urban Construction Programs Volume II: Supplemental Information
Keywords: project management plan guidelines
Abstract: This report is part of a program sponsored by the Office of Rail and Construction Technology of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration. The overall objective of the study is...
Technical Reports
Management of Urban Construction Programs Volume I: Guidelines for Developing a Project Management Plan
Keywords: Urban Construction Projects, Project Management, Standards
Abstract: This report of the BRAB Committee on Management of Urban Construction Programs is intended to guide local authorities (such as transportation, water, and sanitary agencies) in...
Technical Reports
User's Manual: SPAR 10 Structural Analysis, Finite Element Program, For Use on a DEC-2050 Computer System
Keywords: Finite Elements Stress Analysis, Structural Simulations, Modeling
Abstract: The SPAR program, originally developed by W. D. Whetstone, is an analytical system for calculating static deflections and stresses, natural vibration modes and frequencies, and...
Technical Reports
MBTA Green Line Tests: Riverside Line, December 1972
Keywords: Track Measurement Methodology, Track Geometry Measurement, Ride Roughness Measurement, Interior Noise Measurement
Abstract: The UMTA sponsored Urban Rail Supporting Technology Program emphasizes three major task areas; facilities development, technology development, and test program development. The...