Volumes | ASME/IEEE Joint Rail Conference | American Society of Mechanical Engineers Digital Collection

Topics: Automobiles , Brittleness , Die cutting , Failure , Failure mechanisms , Finite element analysis , Manufacturing , Materials properties , Shear (Mechanics) , Shearing (Deformation)

A Safe Train State of Mind

Radovan Sarunac

JRC 2008; 29-41doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63007

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Topics: Trains , Automotive design , Safety , Vehicles , Design , Fire , Fire prevention , Friction , Hazards , Absorption

Design of an Intelligent Remote Monitoring and Control of Bangladesh Railway Transport System Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)

Md. Abdullah Al Harun Khan Chowdhury

JRC 2008; 43-46doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63009

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Topics: Design , Railroads , Accidents , Actuators , Collisions (Physics) , Roads , Sensors

The TRAXX Platform: A New Way to Build Electric and Diesel Locomotives

Janis Vitins

JRC 2008; 47-56doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63010

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Topics: Diesel , Locomotives , Manufacturing , Traction , Trains , Assembly lines , Blocks (Building materials) , Chain , Control systems

Twenty-Five Years of Track Geotechnology Research

Steven M. Chrismer

JRC 2008; 57-60doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63013

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Topics: Geotechnology , Maintenance , Railroads , Damage , Design , Errors , Freight cars , Geometry , Particulate matter , Stress

Analysis of Railroad Tank Car Shell Impacts Using Finite Element Method

D. Y. Jeong, J. E. Gordon, Y. H. Tang, A. B. Perlman, H. Yu

JRC 2008; 61-70doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63014

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Topics: Finite element methods , Railway tank cars , Shells , Finite element analysis , Stress , Deformation , Dynamic response , Failure , Fluids , Geometry

Composite Coil Spring Development and Testing

Patricia Djomseu, Max A. Sardou, Thomas R. Berg

JRC 2008; 71-78doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63019

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Topics: Composite materials , Springs , Testing , Design , Engineering prototypes , Manufacturing , Steel , Epoxy adhesives , Epoxy resins , Weight (Mass)

Predicting Railway Wheel Wear Starting From Multi-Body Analysis: A Preliminary Study

Roger Lewis, Naim Kuka, Caterina Ariaudo, Rob Dwyer-Joyce, Nicola Tassini, Xavier Quost

JRC 2008; 79-87doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63021

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Topics: Rail wheels , Wear , Wheels , Computation , Design , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Railroads , Rails , Rolling contact , Safety

Dynamic Analysis of Pitch Plane Railway Vehicle-Track Interactions Due to Single and Multiple Wheel Flats

Rajib Ul Alam Uzzal, Subhash Rakheja, Waiz Ahmed

JRC 2008; 89-97doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63023

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Topics: Dynamic analysis , Railroads , Rails , Vehicles , Wheels

A Metallurgical and Experimental Investigation Into Sources of Warm Bearing Trending

Kevin D. Cole, Martin Reed, Constantine M. Tarawneh, Brent M. Wilson

JRC 2008; 99-107doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63028

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Topics: Bearings , Rollers , Temperature , Sensors , Heat , Heating , Manufacturing , Microhardness , Railroads , Tapered roller bearings

The Effect of Friction Modifiers on Wheel/Rail Isolation

E. A. Gallardo Hernandez, J. Cotter, R. Lewis, D. T. Eadie

JRC 2008; 109-117doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63030

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Topics: Friction , Rails , Wheels , Circuits , Disks , Trains , Sands , Wheelsets , Adhesion , Audio frequency

Feasibility Study for an Ultrasonic Sensor for Monitoring Wheel Flange Contact

R. Lewis, R. S. Dwyer-Joyce, C. Yao

JRC 2008; 119-124doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63031

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Topics: Flanges , Ultrasonic transducers , Wheels , Signals , Rails , Sensors , Stress , Computer software , Condition monitoring , Dynamics (Mechanics)

A Rail Mounted Ultrasonic Sensor for Contact Patch Measurement

R. S. Dwyer-Joyce, R. Lewis, B. W. Drinkwater, J. Zhang, C. Yao

JRC 2008; 125-130doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63032

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Topics: Rails , Ultrasonic transducers , Transducers , Wheels , Stress , Reflection , Waves , Contact modeling , Failure , Fatigue

Automated Technology for Rail-Based Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Surveying

Pindar Van Arman, Leith Al-Nazer

JRC 2008; 131-140doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63033

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Topics: Highways , Rails , Surveying , Railroads , Trucks , Clearances (Engineering) , Collisions (Physics) , Engines , Hazards , Motors

Brake Rigging Analysis and the Development of Link Brake Stabilizers

Jerry Malachowski, Dave Cline

JRC 2008; 141-150doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63034

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Topics: Brakes , Wear , Automotive brakes , Stress , Braking , Maintenance , Mathematical analysis , Struts (Engineering) , Testing , Torque

Measurement of Vertical Track Modulus: Field Testing, Repeatability, and Effects of Track Geometry

Magdy El-Sibaie, William GeMeiner, Dwight Clark, Leith Al-Nazer, Richard Arnold, Shane Farritor, Mahmood Fateh, Sheng Lu, Gary Carr

JRC 2008; 151-158doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63040

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Topics: Geometry , Testing , Deflection , Rails , Stress , Trains , Wheels , Dynamic testing (Materials) , Errors , Experimental analysis

Predicting Railway Tapered Roller Bearing Life Using Measured Residual Stress and Retained Austenite Data

Brent M. Wilson, Matthew G. Dick, Scott H. Magner

JRC 2008; 159-164doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63043

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Topics: Railroads , Stress , Tapered roller bearings , Bearings , Damage , Failure analysis , Residual stresses , Service life (Equipment)

Correlation of Ultrasonic Inspection of Bearing Components With Bearing Fatigue Life

Brent M. Wilson, Goutam Ghoshal, Joseph A. Turner

JRC 2008; 165-170doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63044

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Topics: Bearings , Fatigue life , Inspection , Steel , Brittleness , Density , Failure , Gates (Closures) , Quality control , Rolling contact

Some New Correlations Between Wheel Tread Defects and Their Potential Effects on Wheel Bearing Performance

Li Cheng, Harold D. Harrison, Todd Snyder

JRC 2008; 171-178doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63045

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Topics: Bearings , Wheels , Failure , Temperature , Brakes , Braking , Damage , Measurement systems , Roller bearings , Sensors

Forging and Heat Treating Process Upgrades for a Wrought Railroad Wheel Manufacturing Facility

George Ames, Cameron Lonsdale, John Leghorn

JRC 2008; 179-185doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63046

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Topics: Forging , Heat , Production facilities , Rail wheels , Wheels , Finite element analysis , Furnaces , Quenching (Metalworking) , Robots , Band saws

In-Situ Test Measurement Techniques Within Railway Track Structures

Justin S. Anderson, Jerry G. Rose

JRC 2008; 187-207doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63047

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Topics: Railroads , Pressure , Stress , Rails , Transportation systems , Deflection , Design , Sensors , Traffic , Asphalt

Investigating Friction Modification and Potential Wear Reduction in the Railroad Wheel to Rail Contact

Daniel S. Blasko, J. David Cogdell, Cameron P. Lonsdale

JRC 2008; 209-217doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63048

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Topics: Friction , Rail wheels , Rails , Wear , Wheels , Wear testing , Coal , Energy efficiency , Freight cars , Railway vehicles

Quasi-Static and Dynamic Sled Testing of Prototype Commuter Rail Passenger Seats

Kristine Severson, A. Benjamin Perlman, Richard Stringfellow

JRC 2008; 219-227doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63051

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Topics: Engineering prototypes , Rails , Testing , Collisions (Physics) , Trains , Automobiles , Railroads , Wounds , Accidents , Automotive industry

Update on Ongoing Tank Car Crashworthiness Research: Predicted Performance and Fabrication Approach

Michael Carolan, David Tyrell, Brandon Talamini

JRC 2008; 229-239doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63052

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Topics: Crashworthiness , Manufacturing , Railway tank cars , Design , Stress , Collisions (Physics) , Finite element analysis , Shells , Computer software , Displacement

Post Test Review of a Single Car Test of Multi-Level Passenger Equipment

Michelle Priante

JRC 2008; 241-250doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63053

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Topics: Automobiles , Collisions (Physics) , Crashworthiness , Damage , Deformation , Dynamic testing (Materials) , Hinges , Impact testing , Instrumentation , Railroads

Three-Piece Half-Truck Multibody Dynamics Models for Freight Train Suspensions

B. Ballew, B. J. Chan, C. Sandu

JRC 2008; 251-261doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63055

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Topics: Friction , Multibody dynamics , Trains , Trucks , Wedges

Dual Mode Locomotives: Systems Study of New Freight Locomotives for Sweden

Mattias Skoglund, Stefan O¨stlund, Peter Bark

JRC 2008; 263-268doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63057

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Topics: Locomotives

Evaluating Different Railway Wagon Alternatives for Timber Transportation by Discrete Event Simulation

Tero Toikka, Olli-Pekka Hilmola, Juha P. Saranen

JRC 2008; 269-277doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63061

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Topics: Railroads , Simulation , Timber , Transportation systems

Microsimulation Analysis of Highway-Rail Grade Crossings: A Case Study in Lincoln, Nebraska

Laurence R. Rilett, Justice Appiah

JRC 2008; 279-284doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63063

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Topics: Highways , Rails , Traffic , Delays , Railroads , Roads , Simulation models , Trains , Vehicles

Real-Time Estimation of Temporal Word Boundaries Without Linguistic Knowledge

Parham Shahidi, Steve C. Southward, Mehdi Ahmadian

JRC 2008; 285-289doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63066

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Topics: Algorithms , Blocks (Building materials) , Locomotives , Signals , Testing

Loss of Preload in Threaded Fasteners With or Without Rotation

Robert L. May

JRC 2008; 291-300doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63071

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Topics: Fasteners , Rotation , Relaxation (Physics) , Safety , Design , Failure , Fatigue failure , Locks (Waterways) , Tension , Vibration

Electrical Engineering Papers

Review of Current Maintenance Practices Used on Commuter and Passenger Rail Cars

Lamont B. Ward

JRC 2008; 301-311doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63008

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Topics: Automobiles , Maintenance , Rails , Railroads , Reliability , Corrective actions , Cycles , Governments , Regulations , Safety

Guide to Using the New Generation of IEEE Standards for Railcar Procurements

James H. Dietz

JRC 2008; 313-320doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63011

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Topics: Rail transportation , Signals , Traction , Vehicles

Analysis of Energy Dissipation in an Electric Transit System

Alasdair C. Renfrew, Martyn Chymera, Mike Barnes

JRC 2008; 321-326doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63015

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Topics: Energy dissipation , Transportation systems , Energy storage , Regenerative braking , Vehicles , Braking , Cycles , Energy conservation , Flow (Dynamics) , Traction