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Sep
2011
Technical Reports
Fatigue Crack Growth and Fracture Behavior of Bainitic Rail Steels
Subject
Track,
Tracks & Structures,
Track/Train Interactions
Keywords: bainitic; pearlitic; manganese rail steels; microstructure-mechanical property relationship; hardness; fracture toughness; fatigue crack growth
Abstract: The microstructure–mechanical properties relationships, fracture toughness, fatigue crack growth and fracture surface morphology of J6 bainitic, manganese, and pearlitic rail...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-11/17
Office
RRD
1
Sep
2011
Technical Reports
Full-Scale Locomotive Dynamic Crash Testing and Correlations: Locomotive Consist Colliding with Steel Coil Truck at Grade Crossing (Test 3)
Keywords: Full-scale collision tests; locomotive collision post; grade crossing collisions; locomotive crashworthiness; dynamic finite elements; anthropomorphic test dummy
Abstract: This report presents the test results and finite element correlations of a full-scale dynamic collision between a locomotive and a highway truck loaded with two heavy steel coils...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-11/16.I
1
Sep
2011
Technical Reports
Full-Scale Locomotive Dynamic Crash Testing and Correlations: Offset Collisions between a Locomotive and a Covered Hopper Car (Test 4)
Keywords: Full-scale tests; locomotive collision post; dynamic finite element analysis; locomotive crashworthiness; anthropomorphic test dummy
Abstract: This report presents the test results and finite element correlations of a full-scale dynamic collision test with rail vehicles as part of the Federal Railroad Administration’s...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-11/16.II
1
Sep
2011
Technical Reports
Full-Scale Locomotive Dynamic Crash Testing and Correlations: C-39 Type Locomotive Colliding with a Loaded Hopper Car (Test 7)
Keywords: override; LS-DYNA
Abstract: This report presents the results of a locomotive and three loaded hopper car consist traveling at 29 miles per hour colliding with a stationary consist of 35 loaded hopper cars....
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-11/16.III
1
Sep
2011
Research Results
Testing Algorithms for a Passenger Train Braking Performance Model
Keywords: Positive train control, passenger brake model, requirements document
Report Number
RR11-19
Office
RDI-23