Technical Reports
Passenger Train Braking Model Development – Phase I
Transportation Technology Center, Inc., identified the requirements for developing a passenger train braking performance model, which herein results in submission of a stand-alone model requirements document, a summary of responses to an industry survey of passenger equipment and brake hardware,...Technical Criteria and Procedures for Evaluating the Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection Performance of Alternatively Designed Passenger Rail Equipment for Use in Tier I Service
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Rolling Contact Fatigue: A Comprehensive Review
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On-Line High-Speed Rail Defect Detection, Part II
The objectives of this project were (1) to improve the defect detection reliability and (2) to improve the inspection speed of conventional rail defect detection methods. The prototype developed in this work uses noncontact transducers, ultrasonic guided waves, and real-time statistical pattern...Cracking and Impact Performance Characteristics of Plastic Composite Ties
As followup to a workshop on Engineered Composite Ties sponsored by the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association and the Federal Railroad Administration, the Transportation Technology Center, Inc., in Pueblo, CO, conducted a series of tests addressing material performance...Validation of FAST Model Sleep Estimates with Actigraph Measured Sleep in Locomotive Engineers
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