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1 Jul 1977

Technical Reports

Lateral Stability of Ballast - Ballast and Foundation Materials Research Program

Author
W.W. Hay, H.C. Peterson, D.E. Plotkin, P.T. Bakas

Subject Track, Tracks & Structures

Keywords: Ballast, Ballast Testing, Lateral Stability, Ties, Ballast Shoulder Railroad Track

Abstract: This report presents the results of the lateral stability study of the Ballast and Foundation Materials Research Program. Full-scale lateral stability tests were conducted with a...

Report Number
FRA/ORD-77/61
Office
RRD

1 Jan 1977

Technical Reports

Materials Evaluation Study - Ballast and Foundation Materials Research Program

Author
R. M. Knutson, M. R. Thompson, T. Mullin, S. D. Tayabji

Subject Tracks & Structures, Evaluation

Keywords: Subballast, Subgrade, Ballast Testing, Repeated Load Triaxial Testing, Thermal Regime Characterization, Conventional Railway Track Support System

Abstract: This report presents the results of Phase IV - Materials Evaluation Study, of the Ballast and Foundation Materials Research Program. Emphasis is on characterizing the response of...

Report Number
FRA-OR&D-77-02
Office
RRD

26 Oct 1976

Other Reports

Technical Documentation: Locomotive Truck Hunting Model

Author
V. K. Garg, G. C. Martin, P. W. Hartmann, J. G. Tolomei

Subject Tracks & Structures

Keywords: Computer Programs, Critical Velocity, Dynamic Tests, Mathematical Models, Vehicle Design

Abstract: Two very different modes of hunting behavior are frequently observed; body hunting and truck hunting. Body hunting or primary hunting is often characterized by violent motions of...

Office
RRD

1 Sep 1976

Technical Reports

Computational Methods to Predict Railcar Response to Track Cross-Level Variations

Author
Federal Railroad Administration; B.E. Platin; J.J. Beaman; J.k. Hendrick; D.N. Wormley

Subject Track, Tracks & Structures, Track/Train Interactions

Keywords: Rock and Roll

Abstract: The rocking response of railroad freight cars to track cross-level variations is studied using: (1) a reduced complexity digital simulation model, and (2) a quasi-linear...

Report Number
FRA-ORD-76-293
Office
RRD

1 Jul 1976

Technical Reports

The Effect of Imperfections on the Vertical Buckling of Railroad Tracks

Author
Federal Railroad Administration; Yehia M. El-Aini

Subject Track, Tracks & Structures, Track/Train Interactions

Keywords: Buckling; Vertical buckling

Abstract: This report deals with an analytical prediction of the effect of geometric imperfections on the post-buckling characteristics of railroad tracks. The analysis is restricted to the...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-76/09
Office
RDI-20