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IEEE/ASME/ASCE 2008 Joint Rail Conference
Mechanical and Civil Engineering Papers
A Safe Train State of Mind
JRC 2008; 29-41https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63007
Topics:
Trains
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Automotive design
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Safety
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Vehicles
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Design
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Fire
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Fire prevention
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Friction
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Hazards
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Absorption
Twenty-Five Years of Track Geotechnology Research
JRC 2008; 57-60https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63013
Topics:
Geotechnology
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Maintenance
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Railroads
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Damage
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Design
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Errors
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Freight cars
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Geometry
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Particulate matter
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Stress
Composite Coil Spring Development and Testing
JRC 2008; 71-78https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63019
Topics:
Composite materials
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Springs
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Testing
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Design
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Engineering prototypes
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Manufacturing
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Steel
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Epoxy adhesives
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Epoxy resins
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Weight (Mass)
A Rail Mounted Ultrasonic Sensor for Contact Patch Measurement
JRC 2008; 125-130https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63032
Topics:
Rails
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Ultrasonic transducers
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Transducers
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Wheels
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Stress
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Reflection
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Waves
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Contact modeling
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Failure
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Fatigue
Automated Technology for Rail-Based Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Surveying
JRC 2008; 131-140https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63033
Topics:
Highways
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Rails
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Surveying
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Railroads
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Trucks
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Clearances (Engineering)
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Collisions (Physics)
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Engines
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Hazards
,
Motors
Brake Rigging Analysis and the Development of Link Brake Stabilizers
JRC 2008; 141-150https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63034
Topics:
Brakes
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Wear
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Automotive brakes
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Stress
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Braking
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Maintenance
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Mathematical analysis
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Struts (Engineering)
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Testing
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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; 151-158https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63040
Topics:
Geometry
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Testing
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Deflection
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Rails
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Stress
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Trains
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Wheels
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Dynamic testing (Materials)
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Errors
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Experimental analysis
Forging and Heat Treating Process Upgrades for a Wrought Railroad Wheel Manufacturing Facility
JRC 2008; 179-185https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63046
Topics:
Forging
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Heat
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Production facilities
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Rail wheels
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Wheels
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Finite element analysis
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Furnaces
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Quenching (Metalworking)
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Robots
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Band saws
In-Situ Test Measurement Techniques Within Railway Track Structures
JRC 2008; 187-207https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63047
Topics:
Railroads
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Pressure
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Stress
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Rails
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Transportation systems
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Deflection
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Design
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Sensors
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Traffic
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Asphalt
Update on Ongoing Tank Car Crashworthiness Research: Predicted Performance and Fabrication Approach
JRC 2008; 229-239https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63052
Topics:
Crashworthiness
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Manufacturing
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Railway tank cars
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Design
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Stress
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Collisions (Physics)
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Finite element analysis
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Shells
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Computer software
,
Displacement
Loss of Preload in Threaded Fasteners With or Without Rotation
JRC 2008; 291-300https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63071
Topics:
Fasteners
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Rotation
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Relaxation (Physics)
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Safety
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Design
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Failure
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Fatigue failure
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Locks (Waterways)
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Tension
,
Vibration
Electrical Engineering Papers
Review of Current Maintenance Practices Used on Commuter and Passenger Rail Cars
JRC 2008; 301-311https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63008
Topics:
Automobiles
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Maintenance
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Rails
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Railroads
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Reliability
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Corrective actions
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Cycles
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Governments
,
Regulations
,
Safety
Rail Car Tracking Device Selection and Power Consumption
JRC 2008; 337-341https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63024
Topics:
Energy consumption
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Rails
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Batteries
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Chain
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Automobiles
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Lithium
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Sensors
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Testing
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Transportation systems
Root Cause Analysis of Passenger Side Door System
JRC 2008; 393-399https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2008-63074
Topics:
Doors
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Root cause analysis
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Buses
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Computer software
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Railroad passenger cars
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Automobiles
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Failure
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Hazards
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Teams
,
Trains
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