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1
Nov
1983
Technical Reports
Investigation of the Effects of Tie Pad Stiffness on the Impact Loading of Concrete Ties in the Northeast Corridor
Subject
Tracks & Structures
Keywords: Concrete ties, Fasteners, Track stiffness
Abstract: This investigation was conducated in response to the discovery in June 1980, that rail seat bending cracks had developed in many concrete ties which had been in service on the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-83/05
Office
RPD-10
1
May
1983
Technical Reports
Cold Weather Transit Technology Program - Investigation of the High Incidence of Rail Pull Aparts on Continuous Welded Rail
Subject
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity
Keywords: Thermite Welds, Ultrasonic Inspections, Metallurgical Analysis
Abstract: This report presents the results of an investigation of the high incidence of rail pull aparts occurring on the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority's rapid transit system during...
Report Number
UMTA-IN-06-0009-83-3
Office
RRD
1
Jan
1983
Reports to Congress
The President's 1981 Annual Report : To the Congress on the Administration of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
Subject
Safety Regulatory Analysis,
Statutory Mandates
Abstract: This report describes the efforts of the Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration to improve railroad safety during calendar year 1981 through...
1
Jan
1983
Technical Reports
In-Service WheelFax Concept Evaluation
Subject
Evaluation
Keywords: Wheels, Search Unit, Failure Detection, Cracks, Nondestructive Testing, Ultrasonics
Abstract: Work performed on this task include the evaluation of the WheelFax concept; problems, difficulties and modifications made by purchasers of WheelFax systems; effectiveness of this...
Office
RRD
1
Dec
1982
Technical Reports
Evaluation of Selected TDOP Phase II Test Data
Subject
Freight Operations,
Evaluation
Keywords: Rail Vehicle Dynamics, Freight Car Truck Performance, Rail Vehicle Testing
Abstract: Samples from the test data collected in Phase II of the railroad freight car Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP) are reviewed to determine their suitability for use in...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-83/02
Office
RRD