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Research Results
Detection of Rockfall-Prone Areas Through InSAR-SBAS Analysis
Keywords: InSAR, Rockfall, SBAS, High Risk Area Detection, Satellite, Infrastructure
Abstract: Identifying and monitoring rockfall- and landslide-prone areas is crucial for effective risk mitigation, as these geohazard events present significant challenges and hazards to...
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Railroad Spike Failure Mitigation: Investigation of Tie Plate Hold-Down Elements
Keywords: Broken spikes; spring washers; spring specifications; hold-down load; resiliency; elastic fasteners; stress relaxation
Abstract: The Rail Transportation and Engineering Center (RailTEC) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) investigated methods to mitigate timber tie spike failures. This...
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Expanding the Talent Pool: Tracks to the Future Program for High School Students
Keywords: Railway engineering education; workforce development; K-12 education; remote learning
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Short Line Safety Institute: 2023 Systematic Review
Keywords: freight railroads, regional railroads, short line railroads, safety culture assessment, safety culture measurement, state of rail industry
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C3RS DEMONSTRATION WITH SLSI SERVING IN THE ROLE OF THE PEER REVIEW TEAM
Keywords: Voluntary safety reporting, close calls, safety culture, event reporting, short line railroads, Short Line Safety Institute
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is testing a new model for enabling railroads with very small numbers of employees to join the Confidential Close Call Reporting...