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1
Jun
1992
Technical Reports
Roller Bearing Failure Mechanisms Test and Wheel Anomaly Test Report
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment
Keywords: Defect Growth; Cone Bore Growth
Abstract: A series of roller bearing performance tests were performed by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) as part of a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Task Order entitled "...
Report Number
FRA/OR0-92/08
Office
RRD
1
Jun
1992
Technical Reports
Hazardous Materials Car Placement in A Train Consist- Volume II (Appendices)
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Derailment, Chemical Incompatibility, Railroad Operations, Cost/Benefit Analysis
Abstract: In response to major derailments involving hazardous materials cars, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) initiated the review of the consequences of hazardous materials...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-92/18.II
Office
RRD
1
May
1992
Technical Reports
Field Testing of a Wayside Wheel Crack Detection System
Keywords: Wayside wheel inspection system; Wheel tread defects; Thermal cracks; shelling
Abstract: A prototype crack detection system for railroad wheels has been developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-92/07
Office
RDI-20
1
May
1992
Technical Reports
Advanced Low-Cost, High-Performance Guideway Concepts
Subject
Maglev
Keywords: Elevated Guideway, High Strength Concrete, Non Metallic Post-Tensioning, Cost Analysis
Abstract: This report presents the results of a program to develop a high-performance, low -cost guideway configuration to meet the requirements of a United States Maglev system. This...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/N MI-9206
Office
RRD
1
Apr
1992
Technical Reports
Safety of High Speed Magnetic Levitation Transportation Systems. Magnetic Field Testing of the TR07 Maglev Vehicle and System. Volume 2. Appendices.
Subject
Maglev
Keywords: guideway; wayside; magnetic fields; AC and DC; maglev; ELF; waveforms; fourier analysis
Abstract: The safety of various magnetically levitated (maglev) and high speed rail (HSR) trains proposed for application in the United States is of direct concern to the Federal Railroad...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-92/09.II
Office
RDI-20