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Technical Reports
Comparative Analysis of Dynamics of Freight and Passenger Rail Vehicles
Keywords: Rail Vehicle Dynamics, Computer Modeling, Random Track Geometry, Ride Comfort
Abstract: During the course of this contract, analytical studies have been conducted on several different rail vehicles typical of North American railroad operations mathematical models,...
Technical Reports
Evaluation of Analytical and Experimental Methodologies for the Characterization of Wheel/Rail Loads
Keywords: Track Loading, Track Degradation, Load Measurement Instrumentation
Abstract: This report has been prepared as part of the Improved Track Structures Research Program sponsored by the Office of Rail Safety Research of the Federal Railroad Administration. The...
Other Reports
Facility for Accelerated Service Testing: the First Experiment
Keywords: Service Life, Test Tracks, Vehicle Components, Wear
Abstract: The Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST) is a track loop located at the DOT Transportation Test Center at Pueblo, Colorado. A train operating around the loop for up to...
Other Reports
Technical Documentation: Locomotive Truck Hunting Model
Keywords: Computer Programs, Critical Velocity, Dynamic Tests, Mathematical Models, Vehicle Design
Abstract: Two very different modes of hunting behavior are frequently observed; body hunting and truck hunting. Body hunting or primary hunting is often characterized by violent motions of...
Technical Reports
Feasibility of Flaw Detection in Railroad Wheels Using Acoustic Signatures
Keywords: Railroad cars, Vehicle wheels, Nondestructive tests, Defects, Acoustic signatures, Cracks, Pattern recognition, Computer printouts, BASIC programming language, ANSYS computer program
Abstract: The feasibility study on the use of acoustic signatures for detection of flaws in railway wheels was conducted with the ultimate objective of development of an intrack device for...