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Previously, Sharma & Associates, Inc. (SA) developed a higher speed freight truck design under sponsorship of the Federal Railroad Administration. Under the current contract, SA was tasked with developing performance requirements for higher speed freight trucks, as well as conducting structural...
An evaluation of railroad safety statistics for the year 1998. The evaluation includes: overview of accidents/incidents, summary of 1998 accidents/incidents, casualty reporting, employee on duty casualties, train accidents, train accidents involving consist transporting hazardous material, total...
A series of tests, aimed at assessing the structural integrity of joint bars under differing service conditions, were conducted to address concerns regarding joint bar failures in the revenue service environment. Data collected through the course of this study revealed that bending stress invoked...