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Feasibility Study of Fiber-Optic Technology for Broken Rail Detection

Document Series:
Technical Reports
Author:
  • Matthew D. Holcomb and W. David Mauger
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-13/44
Office
RRD
Subject:
Rail and Infrastructure Integrity, Track, Tracks & Structures
Keywords:
Fiber Optic, Broken Rail, Acoustic, Seismic, Rail Break, Wayside Systems
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-13/44
Office
RRD
Document
TR_Feasibility Study of Fiber-Optic Tech_FINAL.pdf (1.14 MB)

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Last updated: Friday, October 18, 2013