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Feb
1999
Technical Reports
Experimental Determination of Release Fields in Cut Railroad Car Wheels
Keywords: Railroad wheels; Residual stress; Moire interferometry
Abstract: A new approach to the measurement of residual stresses in railroad wheels is investigated using a saw cut method of releasing stresses in the structure. High-sensitivity moire...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-97/06
Office
RDI-20
1
Jan
1999
Technical Reports
Fire Safety of Passenger Trains Phase I: Material Evaluation (Cone Calorimeter)
Subject
Passenger Rail
Keywords: system safety; heat release rate; large-scale fire tests; small-scale fire tests; fire test methods; NIST; Cone Calorimeter; fire safety guidelines; fire modeling; fire hazard assessment
Abstract: As part of the passenger equipment rulemaking required by Congress, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has proposed that its existing fire safety guidelines be made...
Report Number
DOT/ FRA/ORD-99/01
Office
RDI-20
1
Dec
1998
Technical Reports
Railroad Wheel Residual Stress Detection Program- An Evaluation of Residual Stress in Cast Steel Railroad Wheels using Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers (EMATS)
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: EMAT; Piezoelectric; Ultrasonic
Abstract: A nondestructive testing (NDT) method to determine the residual stress in the rims of cast steel railroad wheels has been evaluated by the Association of American Railroads (AAR...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-99/06
Office
RDI-20
1
Dec
1998
Other Reports
High-Speed Ground Transportation Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment
Subject
High-Speed Passenger Rail
Keywords: Intercity Corridors, Maglev, Rail Technology, National Environmental Policy Act, HGST
Abstract: This manual provides procedures for the assessment of potential noise and vibration impacts resulting from proposed high-speed ground transportation (HSGT) projects, including...
Office
RRD
1
Dec
1998
Technical Reports
Distributions of Dynamic Wheel/Rails Under Heavy Axle Loads
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: Heavy Tonnage Loop, HAL, TTC, Transportation Test Center
Abstract: Under the Heavy Axle Load (HAL) program funded by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), a test activity was initiated in 1997...
Office
RRD