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ASME 1998 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
November 15–20, 1998
Anaheim, California, USA
Conference Sponsors:
  • ASME
ISBN:
978-0-7918-1588-5
Rail Transportation

Freight Car Engineering

Progress in Railroad Freight Car Engineering
Swamidas K. Punwani
IMECE 1998; 1-12https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1998-0342
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Topics: Freight cars , Construction , Design , Mechanical engineers , Rail transportation
Estimation of Residual Stresses in Railroad Commuter Car Wheels Following Manufacture
Jeff Gordon, A. Benjamin Perlman
IMECE 1998; 13-18https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1998-0343
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Topics: Railroads , Residual stresses , Wheels , Manufacturing , Quenching (Metalworking) , Stress , Annealing , Compression , Finite element analysis , Geometry
Product Enhancement Through Ceramic Shell Casting
Scott R. Duncan, Michelle A. Kramer
IMECE 1998; 19-23https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1998-0344
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Topics: Casting , Ceramics , Shells , Optimization , Railroads , Steel

Freight Car Components

Evaluation of Service-Induced Residual Stresses in Railroad Commuter Car Wheels
Jeff Gordon, Jerrel A. Jones, A. Benjamin Perlman
IMECE 1998; 25-31https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1998-0345
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Topics: Railroads , Residual stresses , Wheels , Stress , Braking , Compression , Computer software , Cracking (Materials) , Fatigue cracks , Fracture (Materials)
TRAKVU: A New Tool for Modeling Track Irregularities in NUCARS
Mehdi Ahmadian, Kenneth P. Kramp, Mark A. Dembosky
IMECE 1998; 33-37https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1998-0346
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Topics: Modeling , Dynamic models , Rail vehicles , Vehicles , Dynamic analysis

Locomotives

Electro-Motive’s DE30AC Passenger Locomotive: A Systems Approach to Locomotive Configuration
David J. Goding
IMECE 1998; 39-43https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1998-0347
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Topics: Locomotives , Electrical components , Brakes , Collisions (Physics) , Design , Engines , Fuel storage , Generators , Horsepower , Maintenance
Application of Impedance Methods for Predicting Vibrations of a Locomotive Cab
Mehdi Ahmadian, Chetran J. Dhruna
IMECE 1998; 45-52https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1998-0348
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Topics: Locomotives , Vibration , Approximation , Data acquisition systems , Vibration isolation , Vibration measurement

Passenger Equipment

Progress in Railway Mechanical Engineering: 1997–1998 Report of Survey Committee — Passenger and Commuter Rail Vehicles and Components
Kenneth R. Hesser
IMECE 1998; 53-59https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1998-0349
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Topics: Mechanical engineering , Rail vehicles , Railroads , Rails , Vehicles
Passenger Rail Vehicle Dynamic Performance: Tests and Analysis Correlations
Gopal Samavedam, John Gomes, Peter Warren, Thomas Tsai
IMECE 1998; 61-65https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1998-0350
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Topics: Rail vehicles , Testing performance , Dynamic response , Safety , Simulation , Computer simulation , Experimental characterization , Vehicles

Vehicle Dynamics

Improving Lateral Ride Quality of Freight Cars Using Hydraulic Yaw Dampers
Jon R. Jeambey
IMECE 1998; 67-70https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1998-0351
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Topics: Dampers , Freight cars , Yaw , Automobiles , Rails , Stability , Trucks , Damage , Resonance , Stress
Effect of Hollow Worn Railroad Wheels on Fuel Use and Track Damage
Kevin J. Sawley, Diana Oliva-Maal, Joseph LoPresti
IMECE 1998; 71-76https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1998-0352
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Topics: Damage , Fuels , Rail wheels , Wheels , Economics , Freight cars , Modeling , Risk , Rolling friction , Vehicle dynamics

Support Systems

Development of NDE Technology for Health Monitoring of Load-Support Systems of Superconducting Magnets for MAGLEV
Hiroshi Aoyama, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Motoaki Terai
IMECE 1998; 77-82https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE1998-0353
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Topics: Magnetic levitation , Nondestructive evaluation , Stress , Superconducting magnets , Fiber reinforced plastics , Fatigue testing , Stiffness , Cracking (Materials) , Delamination , Epoxy adhesives
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