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Technical Reports
Dynalist II- A Computer Program for Stability and Dynamic Response Analysis of Rail Vehicle Systems : Volume II : User's Manual
Keywords: Rail Vehicle Dynamics, Rail Vehicle Stability, Ride Quality, Computer Modeling
Abstract: A methodology and a computer program, DYNALIST II, have been developed for computing the response of rail vehicle systems to sinusoidal or stationary random rail irregularities...
Technical Reports
Railroad Track Technology in the USSR: the State of the Art
Keywords: Track Maintenance, Maintenance Equipment, Stressed Concrete Ties, Administrative Organization
Abstract: Report contains limited assessment of the present state of the art of railroad track research, construction and maintenance technology in the U.S.S.R. It synthesizes the...
Technical Reports
A Methodology for Evaluating the Economic Impacts of Applying Railroad Safety Standards: Volume I
Keywords: Economic Impact, Railroad Safety Standards, Accident Costs, Cost-Effectiveness
Abstract: This report presents a methodology for evaluating the economic impacts of applying railroad safety standards. The scope is considered broad enough to permit evaluation of all...
Technical Reports
Development of Analytic Fire Models
Keywords: Fire Research, Fluid Mechanics, Turbulence
Abstract: This report describes the progress from June 17, 1974 to September 16, 1974, in a project to develop analytic models of pool fires and torch fires.
Technical Reports
Railroad Research Bulletin Autumn 1973: Volume I, Number 2
Keywords: Rail Transportation, Abstracts, Literature Review
Abstract: This publication contains 1,647 abstracts of journal articles and research reports selected by RRIS from current railroad literature and 160 summaries of ongoing research...