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1
Mar
1982
Technical Reports
User's Manual for Program CONWHEEL (CONformal WHEEL-rail Contact Stress Problems): Technical Report No.10
Subject
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Rail-Wheel Interaction, Contact Stress, Conformal Contact, Elasticity, NonHertzian Contact, Computer Program
Abstract: CONWHEEL (CONformal WHEEL-rail contact stress problems) is an all FORTRAN computer program for the solution of normal contact stresses between two closely conforming (possibly...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-82/36
Office
RRD
1
Feb
1982
Other Reports
Correlation of Accident Data with Physical Characteristics of Derailed Freight Vehicles
Subject
Track/Train Interactions,
Evaluation
Keywords: Track/Track Dynamics, Rail Safety, Track Geometry
Abstract: [From the Preface] The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is sponsoring research to provide improved safety of the rail transportation system at reduced life-cycle costs. These...
Report Number
D0T-TSC-RR219-PM-82-6
Office
RRD
1
Jan
1982
Technical Reports
MARTA "C" Car : Truck Primary Suspension Stiffness
Subject
Passenger Rail,
Track/Train Interactions
Abstract: This technical note records the modification process, test setups, and findings of the Truck Primary Suspension Stiffness investigations on the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit...
Report Number
UMTA/TTC/TN-82/04
Office
RRD
1
Dec
1981
Technical Reports
Angle of Attack and Wheel-Rail Wear
Subject
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Wear Index, Wear Rate, Adhesion, Creepage, Flange Force, Flange Wear
Abstract: Angle of attack is one of the most important parameters influencing wheel and rail wear. Some experiments conducted on the IIT-GMEMD 1/4.5 test facility to study wear of wheels...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-82/40
Office
RRD
1
Dec
1981
Technical Reports
Power Conditioning Hardware for AC Traction Based on the Utilization of TLRV Hardware and Technology
Subject
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Tracked Levitated Research Vehicle, Railroad Traction, Power Converters, AC Traction Motors, Torque Pulsation, Two-Phase Cooling
Abstract: This final report records the findings of an application study that investigated the feasibility of hardware and technology transfer to railroad traction of a multimegawatt power...
Report Number
DOT-FR-9132
Office
RRD