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2018 Joint Rail Conference
Railroad Infrastructure Engineering
Railroad Rails Containing Electrode-Induced Pitting From Pressure Electric Welding
Blain R. Luck, Gregory N. Vigilante, Christopher L. Ethier, Edward J. Troiano, Brian Marquis, Hailing Yu, David Y. Jeong
Topics:
Electrodes
,
Pressure
,
Railroads
,
Rails
,
Welding
,
Fracture (Materials)
,
Accidents
,
Fracture (Process)
,
Stress
,
Fatigue cracks
Environmental and Track Factors That Contribute to Abrasion Damage
Kyle A. Riding, Robert J. Peterman, Spencer Guthrie, Matthew Brueseke, Hossein Mosavi, Koby Daily, Wyatt Risovi-Hendrickson
Topics:
Abrasion
,
Damage
,
Concretes
,
Cracking (Materials)
,
Fracture (Process)
,
Locations
,
Maintenance
,
Railroads
,
Rails
,
Stiffness
Determining the Remaining Prestress Force in a Prestressed Concrete Railroad Tie Through Loading in Direct Tension
James D. Scott, Robert J. Peterman, B. Terry Beck, Aaron A. Robertson, Kyle A. Riding, Chih-Hang John Wu
Topics:
Prestressed concrete
,
Railroad ties
,
Tension
,
Fracture (Materials)
,
Stress
,
Concretes
,
Displacement
,
Bonding
,
Cracking (Materials)
,
Fracture (Process)
Railway Ballast Strength and Permeability Affecting Track Performance Under Dry and Wet Conditions
Issam Qamhia, Maximilian Orihuela, Scott Schmidt, Erol Tutumluer, Maziar Moaveni, Colin Basye, Dingqing Li
Topics:
Permeability
,
Railroads
,
Shear strength
,
Testing
,
Trains
,
Abrasion
,
Density
,
Drainage
,
Dynamic testing (Materials)
,
Flow (Dynamics)
Rail Equipment Engineering
Advances in Filtration in Automatic Lube Oil Filters
Topics:
Filters
,
Filtration
,
Engines
,
Flow (Dynamics)
,
Locomotives
,
Particulate matter
,
Wire
,
Design
,
Diesel
,
Pumps
Improved Truck Castings
Topics:
Trucks
,
Steel
,
Brittleness
,
Temperature
,
Fracture (Process)
,
Low temperature
,
Welded joints
,
Alloy steel
,
Alloys
,
Carbon steel
Signal and Train Control Engineering
Dynamic Calibration of a Weigh in Motion System
Topics:
Calibration
,
Weight (Mass)
,
China
,
Rails
,
Trains
,
Trucks
,
Wheels
Service Quality and Operations Research
Classification of Rail Switch Data Using Machine Learning Techniques
Kaylen J. Bryan, Mitchell Solomon, Emily Jensen, Christina Coley, Kailas Rajan, Charlie Tian, Nenad Mijatovic, James M. Kiss, Benjamin Lamoureux, Pierre Dersin, Anthony O. Smith, Adrian M. Peter
Topics:
Machine learning
,
Rails
,
Switches
,
Artificial neural networks
,
Deformation
,
Electromagnetic scattering
,
Failure
,
Maintenance
,
Radiation scattering
,
Railroads
Predict, Detect and React to Signaling and Train Control Failures With Improved Diagnostics Achieved With a Suite of Data Collection and Analysis Tools in a Maintenance and Diagnostic Center
Topics:
Data collection
,
Failure
,
Maintenance
,
Trains
,
Vehicles
,
Communications based train control
,
Control equipment
,
Data mining
Planning and Development
Safety and Security
Bearing Grease Degradation Related to Water and Roller Bluing
Topics:
Bearings
,
Rollers
,
Water
,
Lubrication
,
Wear
,
Heat
,
Steel
,
Testing
,
ASTM International
,
Bearing steel
A Literature Review of Rail Defect Causal Factors
Topics:
Rails
,
Fatigue
,
Railroads
,
Risk
,
Data collection
,
Inspection
,
Maintenance
,
Safety
,
Vehicles
,
Wounds
Improving the Safety Performance of Passenger Rail Car Glazing Systems
Jeffrey Gordon, David Tyrell, Patricia Llana, Matthew Radovich, Florentina M. Gantoi, Andrew Robitaille, Anand Prabhakaran
Topics:
Rails
,
Safety
,
Accidents
,
Glazing (Construction)
,
Strips
,
Trains
,
Containment
,
Engineering design
,
Failure mechanisms
,
Gaskets
Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
Urban Passenger Rail Transport
Electrification
Balanced Force Pantograph and OCS
Topics:
Design
,
Locomotives
,
Maintenance
,
Railroad engineering
,
Rails
,
Traction
,
Trains