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13 Jul 2018

Technical Reports

Discrete Element Modeling of Railroad Ballast Behavior

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Laboratory, Testing

Keywords: Ballast behavior, discrete element modeling, DEM, Discrete Element Method, triaxial test, fouling, dynamic train loading, ballast degradation and image analysis

Abstract: An innovative integrated computational-experimental laboratory testing framework has been developed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to evaluate clean and fouled...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-18/20
Office
RDI-21

1 Sep 2007

Technical Reports

Rail Crew Resource Management (CRM): The Business Case for CRM Training in the Railroad Industry

Author
Stephen S. Roop, Curtis A. Morgan, Tobin B. Kyte, Winfred

Subject Crew Resource Management (CRM)

Keywords: Crew resource management, CRM, railroad safety, situational awareness, organizational culture, teams, teaming, crew, training methods

Abstract: Crew Resource Management (CRM) is a human factors training process that has been employed in the commercial aviation industry for over 25 years. During that time period, CRM has...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-07/21
Office
RRD

10 Jan 2005

Technical Bulletins

"Quiet" Power Tools

Author
Edward W. Pritchard

Subject Roadway Maintenance Machine Safety

Keywords: Part 214; power operated tools; lone worker; individual train detection

Bulletin Number
G-05-30
Discipline
Roadway Worker Protection

1 Jun 1977

Technical Reports

Fatigue Crack Propagation in Rail Steels

Author
G.E. Feddersen, R.D. Buchheit, D. Broek

Subject Roadway Maintenance Machine Safety

Keywords: Rail, Cracks, Fatigue Crack Propagation, Mechanical Properties, Fractography

Abstract: In order to establish safe inspection periods of railroad rails information on fatigue crack growth rates is required. These data should come from a sufficiently large sample of...

Report Number
FRA/ORD-77/14
Office
RRD