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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
Railroad Research Bulletin: Spring 1981 - Volume 8, Number 1
Keywords: Rail Transportation, Advanced Systems, High Speed Ground Transportation, Bibliography and Documentation, Abstracts
Abstract: This publication contains 1,159 abstracts of journal articles and research reports and descriptions of computer programs and magnetic data tapes. It also has 403 summaries of...
Technical Reports
Railroad Research Bulletin: Autumn 1980 - Volume 7, Number 2
Keywords: Rail Transportation, Advanced Systems, High Speed Ground Transportation, Bibliography and Documentation, Abstracts
Abstract: This publication contains 1,215 abstracts of journal articles and research reports and descriptions of computer programs and magnetic data tapes. It also has 403 summaries of...
Technical Reports
Railroad Research Bulletin: Spring 1980 - Volume 7, Number 1
Keywords: Rail Transportation, Advanced Systems, High Speed Ground Transportation, Bibliography and Documentation, Abstracts
Abstract: This publication contains 1,134 abstracts of journal articles and research reports and descriptions of computer programs and magnetic data tapes. It also has 427 summaries of...
Technical Reports
Evaluation of Rail Wear at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing
Abstract: The rail metallurgy experiment at the Facility for Acceleration Service Testing (FAST) is intended to provide information on the wear and failure behavior of a variety of rail...