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Effects of Lading Conditions on Puncture Resistance and Release Probability of HAZMAT Tank Cars

Steven W. Kirkpatrick
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T05A003, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-122799
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-122799
View Paper titled, Effects of Lading Conditions on Puncture Resistance and Release Probability of HAZMAT Tank Cars
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Topics: Probability, Railway tank cars, Safety, Hazards, Shells, Pressure, Rail transportation, Regulations, Crude oil, Design
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Managing Hi-Railer Set-on and Set-Off in a Train Control System Using Axle Counters

Kenneth Diemunsch, Alyssa Walker
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T03A001, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-122074
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-122074
View Paper titled, Managing Hi-Railer Set-on and Set-Off in a Train Control System Using Axle Counters
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Topics: Control systems, Trains, Communications based train control, Rails, Vehicles, Maintenance, Design, Highways, Roads, Storage
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Review of Passenger Railroad EMU and MU Rolling Stock in the US and Canada – Part I, New York State Region

Brian P. Donohue
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T07A001, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-122275
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-122275
View Paper titled, Review of Passenger Railroad EMU and MU Rolling Stock in the US and Canada – Part I, New York State Region
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Topics: Railroads, Automobiles, Rail vehicles, Rails, Design, Vehicles, Buses, Engineering disciplines, Innovation, Inventions
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Rapid Rail Transit (Metro) System. Implementation and Expansion Technical and Operational Challenges Review - The D.C. Metrorail Case Study

Fábio C. Barbosa
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T06A001, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-124681
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-124681
View Paper titled, Rapid Rail Transit (Metro) System. Implementation and Expansion Technical and Operational Challenges Review - The D.C. Metrorail Case Study
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Topics: Rail transportation, Cities, Subways, Design, Mechanical admittance, Rails, Economics , Electrification, Service life (Equipment), Sustainability
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Advances in Railway Mechanical Engineering 2020 – 2021 Survey – Locomotives

Timothy Mast
Proc. ASME. JRC2022, 2022 Joint Rail Conference, V001T08A001, April 20–21, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2022-78105
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2022-78105
View Paper titled, Advances in Railway Mechanical Engineering 2020 – 2021 Survey – Locomotives
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Topics: Locomotives, Mechanical engineering, Railroads, Diesel, Hydrogen, Rails, Trains, Batteries, Biodiesel, Design
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Agile Model-Based Systems Engineering of Passenger Train Operational Design

Josh Barrett, Nan Wang, Clara Carricajo, Jeanne-Marie Dalbavie
Proc. ASME. JRC2022, 2022 Joint Rail Conference, V001T03A003, April 20–21, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2022-78070
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2022-78070
View Paper titled, Agile Model-Based Systems Engineering of Passenger Train Operational Design
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Topics: Design, Systems engineering, Trains
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Experimental Flexural Testing of Virgin and Post-Service Concrete Monoblock Tie for Computational Tool Development

Yu-Szu Chen, Robert J. Peterman, Christopher A. Jones
Proc. ASME. JRC2022, 2022 Joint Rail Conference, V001T01A003, April 20–21, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2022-78213
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2022-78213
View Paper titled, Experimental Flexural Testing of Virgin and Post-Service Concrete Monoblock Tie for Computational Tool Development
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Topics: Concretes, Testing, Rails, Stress, Deflection, Design, Fracture (Materials), Prestressed concrete, ASTM International, Boundary-value problems
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Development of a Mobile Robot System for the Visual Inspection of Railcar Undercarriage Equipment

Michael Molzon, Mehdi Ahmadian
Proc. ASME. JRC2022, 2022 Joint Rail Conference, V001T09A008, April 20–21, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2022-79739
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2022-79739
View Paper titled, Development of a Mobile Robot System for the Visual Inspection of Railcar Undercarriage Equipment
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Topics: Mobile robots, Optical quality control, Inspection, Trains, Imaging, Maintenance, Railroads, Vibration, Condition monitoring, Design
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Maximizing RF Communications Throughput for Railroad Applications at 160 MHz

Pejman Ghasemzadeh, Michael Hempel, Hamid Sharif, Tarek Omar
Proc. ASME. JRC2022, 2022 Joint Rail Conference, V001T03A004, April 20–21, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2022-79575
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2022-79575
View Paper titled, Maximizing RF Communications Throughput for Railroad Applications at 160 MHz
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Topics: Emissions, Filters, Railroads, Rails, Regulations, Signals, Trains, Design, Emission spectroscopy, Spectroscopy
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Development and Verification of a Moment-Curvature Based Railroad Tie Analysis Program

Yu-Szu Chen, Christopher A. Jones, Robert J. Peterman
Proc. ASME. JRC2022, 2022 Joint Rail Conference, V001T01A008, April 20–21, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2022-79590
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2022-79590
View Paper titled, Development and Verification of a Moment-Curvature Based Railroad Tie Analysis Program
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Topics: Concretes, Crack propagation, Cracking (Materials), Deflection, Design, Dimensions, Finite element analysis, Flexural behavior, Fracture (Process), Geometry
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Modeling and Performance Evaluation of an RF Transceiver System at 160 MHz for Railroad Environments

Pejman Ghasemzadeh, Michael Hempel, Hamid Sharif, Tarek Omar
Proc. ASME. JRC2022, 2022 Joint Rail Conference, V001T03A005, April 20–21, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2022-79579
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2022-79579
View Paper titled, Modeling and Performance Evaluation of an RF Transceiver System at 160 MHz for Railroad Environments
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Topics: Modeling, Performance evaluation, Railroads, Electromagnetic spectrum, Signals, Cities, Design, Emission spectroscopy, Performance characterization, Reflection
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Raking Impact of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank: Results of Test No. 2 and Analysis

Karina Jacobsen, Michael Carolan
Proc. ASME. JRC2021, 2021 Joint Rail Conference, V001T06A002, April 20–21, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2021-58421
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2021-58421
View Paper titled, Raking Impact of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank: Results of Test No. 2 and Analysis
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Topics: Diesel, Fuel storage, Stress, Testing, Safety, Finite element model, Impact testing, Locomotives, Regulations, Accidents
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Secondary Impact Protection for Locomotive Engineers – Improved Airbag Design

Jeffrey Gordon, Florentina M. Gantoi, Som P. Singh, Anand Prabhakaran
Proc. ASME. JRC2021, 2021 Joint Rail Conference, V001T06A003, April 20–21, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2021-58523
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2021-58523
View Paper titled, Secondary Impact Protection for Locomotive Engineers – Improved Airbag Design
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Topics: Airbags, Design, Engineers, Locomotives, Knee, Wounds, Engineering simulation, Motor vehicles, Railroads, Safety
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Proposed Qualification Test Procedure to Identify Prestressed Concrete Ties That May Be Susceptible to End-Splitting Cracks

Adrijana Savic, B. Terry Beck, Robert J. Peterman
Proc. ASME. JRC2021, 2021 Joint Rail Conference, V001T01A001, April 20–21, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2021-58007
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2021-58007
View Paper titled, Proposed Qualification Test Procedure to Identify Prestressed Concrete Ties That May Be Susceptible to End-Splitting Cracks
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Topics: Fracture (Materials), Prestressed concrete, Concretes, Tendons, Stress, Design, Prisms (Optics), Compressive strength, Cracking (Materials), Fracture (Process)
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Design and Analysis of Elastic-Plastic Collision Post for Railway Vehicles

Hongtao Liu, Jianran Wang, Xiaofang Liu, Kefei Wang, Qi Luo, Yanwen Liu, Ziwen Fang, Haifeng Hong
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T12A002, April 20–22, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2020-8055
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8055
View Paper titled, Design and Analysis of Elastic-Plastic Collision Post for Railway Vehicles
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Topics: Collisions (Physics), Design, Railway vehicles
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A Literature Review on Rail Transport of Hazmat Release Risk Analysis

Zheyong Bian, Xiang Liu
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T09A006, April 20–22, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2020-8098
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8098
View Paper titled, A Literature Review on Rail Transport of Hazmat Release Risk Analysis
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Topics: Rails, Risk analysis, Automobiles, Trains, Accidents, Transportation systems, Failure, Railroads, Hazardous substances, Risk
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Wireless Communication for High-Speed Passenger Rail Services: A Study on the Design and Evaluation of a Unified Architecture

Subharthi Banerjee, Michael Hempel, Pejman Ghasemzadeh, Hamid Sharif, Tarek Omar
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T11A004, April 20–22, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2020-8068
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8068
View Paper titled, Wireless Communication for High-Speed Passenger Rail Services: A Study on the Design and Evaluation of a Unified Architecture
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Topics: Design, High speed rail, Computer simulation, Trains, Architecture, Automobiles, Computer software, Delays, Errors, Railroads
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Design and Optimization of Front-End Structure With Integrated Energy Absorption for Railway Vehicles

Xiaofang Liu, Jianran Wang, Yanwen Liu, Ziwen Fang, Yanping Zhang, Haifeng Hong
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T06A003, April 20–22, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2020-8039
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8039
View Paper titled, Design and Optimization of Front-End Structure With Integrated Energy Absorption for Railway Vehicles
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Topics: Absorption, Design, Optimization, Railway vehicles
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Design and Bench Tests of a Smart Railroad Tie for Energy Harvesting

Yu Pan, Lei Zuo, Mehdi Ahmadian
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T03A010, April 20–22, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2020-8133
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8133
View Paper titled, Design and Bench Tests of a Smart Railroad Tie for Energy Harvesting
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Topics: Design, Energy harvesting, Railroad ties, Vibration
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Detecting Dark Cars Using a Novel Multi-Antenna AEI Tag Reader Design for Increased Read Distance and Reliability

Pejman Ghasemzadeh, Subharthi Banerjee, Michael Hempel, Andrew Harms, Hamid Sharif
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T11A006, April 20–22, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2020-8089
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8089
View Paper titled, Detecting Dark Cars Using a Novel Multi-Antenna AEI Tag Reader Design for Increased Read Distance and Reliability
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Topics: Automobiles, Backscattering, Design, Reliability, Rails, Electromagnetic fields, Flaw detection, Locomotives, Performance evaluation, Reflection