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Technical Reports
Reference-Free Estimates of Railroad Bridge Displacement under Revenue Service Traffic
Keywords: Railroad bridge safety, bridge performance monitoring, reference-free displacements estimation, campaign monitoring
Technical Reports
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Technology and Evaluation Implementation
Keywords: Ground Penetrating Radar, GPR, substructure parameters, track condition, track substructure degradation, track
Technical Reports
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Technology Evaluation and Implementation: Appendices A Through F
Keywords: Ground Penetrating Radar, GPR, substructure parameters, track condition, track substructure degradation, track
Technical Reports
Extended Field Trials of LRAIL for Automated Track Change Detection
Keywords: Laser triangulation, algorithms, change detection, safety, inspection
Technical Reports
Laser Triangulation for Track Change and Defect Detection
Keywords: Laser triangulation, algorithms, change detection, safety, operational efficiency, inspection
Abstract: Pavemetrics Systems Inc. teamed with Amtrak to demonstrate the feasibility of automated track change detection using its Laser Rail Inspection System (LRAIL). LRAIL is a rail...