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1
Jun
1981
Technical Reports
Management of Urban Construction Programs Volume I: Guidelines for Developing a Project Management Plan
Subject
Program Evaluation
Keywords: Urban Construction Projects, Project Management, Standards
Abstract: This report of the BRAB Committee on Management of Urban Construction Programs is intended to guide local authorities (such as transportation, water, and sanitary agencies) in...
Report Number
UMTA-MA-06-0100-81-2
1
May
1981
Technical Reports
Passenger Train Equipment Review Report: Volume 2. Propulsion System Components and Future Train Energy Consumption
Subject
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Rail Vehicles and Components, Propulsion Systems, Electrification
Abstract: Early in 1977, the Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Research and Development, initiated the Improved Passenger Equipment Evaluation Program (IPEEP), which was designed...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-81/45.2
Office
RRD
1
Apr
1981
Technical Reports
A Metallurgical Evaluation of two AAR M128 Steel Tank Car Head Plates Used in Switchyard Impact Tests
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Impact Properties; Rail Tank Car; Tensile Properties
Abstract: The National Bureau of Standards correlated the mechanical properties and metallurgical characteristics of two steel head plate samples taken from tank cars subjected to...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-81/33
Office
RDI-20
1
Jan
1981
Technical Reports
Evaluation of Signal/Control System Equipment and Technology: Task 6 - Specification Development
Subject
Signal and Train Control
Keywords: Central Processing Unit, Communications, Maintainability, Military Standards, Reliability
Abstract: Development of a signal/control system for high speed 255 Km/h (160 MPH) train operation must proceed in a logical sequence. One step is a comparison of alternative candidate...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-78/39.6
Office
RRD
1
Jan
1981
Technical Reports
Fundamental Studies Related to Wheel/Rail Contact Stress
Subject
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: Rail-Wheel Interaction, Conformal Contact, Elasticity, Creepage, Non-Hertzian Contact
Abstract: This Final Report summarizes the research performed and-provides a brief review of the major results of the program. The problems discussed include: the development of cost-...
Report Number
FRA/ORD-81/05
Office
RRD