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Railroad Track and Wheel Defect Detection With Onboard Condition Monitoring System

Jeffery Pams, Constantine Tarawneh, Joe Montoya, Brent Wilson, Lee Cantu, Hashem Alkhaldi
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T05A009, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-129911
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-129911
View Paper titled, Railroad Track and Wheel Defect Detection With Onboard Condition Monitoring System
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Topics: Bearings, Condition monitoring, Flaw detection, Railroads, Sensors, Wheels
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Experimental Investigation of Lateral Load Effects on Railway Tapered Roller Bearing Performance

Abel David Sanchez Trinidad, Constantine Tarawneh, Diego Aguila, Arturo Fuentes, Santanna Guiterrez, Curtis Pena, Daniel Reyna
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T05A008, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-129462
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-129462
View Paper titled, Experimental Investigation of Lateral Load Effects on Railway Tapered Roller Bearing Performance
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Topics: Bearings, Operating temperature, Railroads, Sensors, Stress, Tapered roller bearings
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EPS Geofoam In-Filled Ground Vibration Barriers for Environmental Sustainability of Ballasted High-Speed Railway Tracks: State of the Art

Suhail Karalikkadan, M. Roshan Khan
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T01A011, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-127705
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-127705
View Paper titled, EPS Geofoam In-Filled Ground Vibration Barriers for Environmental Sustainability of Ballasted High-Speed Railway Tracks: State of the Art
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Topics: High speed rail, Railroads, Sustainability, Vibration, Waves
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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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Feature Extraction From Vibration Signature Required From Railroad Bearing Onboard Condition Monitoring Sensor Modules

Kevin Quaye, Ping Xu, Dimah Dera, Heinrich Foltz, Constantine Tarawneh, Alberto Diaz
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T01A013, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-130045
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-130045
View Paper titled, Feature Extraction From Vibration Signature Required From Railroad Bearing Onboard Condition Monitoring Sensor Modules
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Topics: Bearings, Condition monitoring, Feature extraction, Machine learning, Railroads, Sensors, Spectral energy distribution, Vibration, Algorithms, Trains
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A Deep LSTM-Sliding Window Model for Real-Time Monitoring of Railroad Conditions Using Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS)

Md Arifur Rahman, Suhaima Jamal, Hossein Taheri
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T01A005, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-124137
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-124137
View Paper titled, A Deep LSTM-Sliding Window Model for Real-Time Monitoring of Railroad Conditions Using Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS)
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Topics: Acoustics, Condition monitoring, Data acquisition systems, Fault diagnosis, Railroads
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UAV-Based Railroad Line Detection

Keith Lewandowski, Nikolaos Vitzilaios
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T01A001, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-121865
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-121865
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Topics: Computers, Inspection, Railroads, Unmanned aerial vehicles
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Using SmartRock to Assess Railroad Ballast Vertical Acceleration in Large-Scale Triaxial Test Under Varied Loading Pulses

Shihao Huang, Yu Qian
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T01A004, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-123762
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-123762
View Paper titled, Using SmartRock to Assess Railroad Ballast Vertical Acceleration in Large-Scale Triaxial Test Under Varied Loading Pulses
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Topics: Railroads
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Locomotive Crash Energy Management Train-To-Train Impact Test Results

Patricia Llana, Richard Stringfellow, Karina Jacobsen
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T02A002, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-124114
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-124114
View Paper titled, Locomotive Crash Energy Management Train-To-Train Impact Test Results
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Topics: Energy management, Impact testing, Locomotives, Trains, Vehicles, Collisions (Physics), Engineers, Computer simulation, Damage, Automobiles
Proceedings Papers

AI-Based Hazard Detection for Railway Crossings

Darren Espinoza, Gasser Ali, Constantine Tarawneh
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T05A004, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-124640
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-124640
View Paper titled, AI-Based Hazard Detection for Railway Crossings
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Topics: Artificial intelligence, Computers, Deep learning, Hazards, Railroads
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System Integration Testing in the Factory for Train Control and Signaling Systems

Sridevi Lakshminarayanan, Sravani Rao Tadanki
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T03A004, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-128226
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-128226
View Paper titled, System Integration Testing in the Factory for Train Control and Signaling Systems
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Topics: Testing, Trains, Hardware, Computer software, Machinery, Communications based train control, Delays, Maintenance, Railroads, Resolution (Optics)
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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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Enhancing Railway Safety Through Satellite-Based Monitoring for Rockfall Potential

Sumanth varma Byrraju, Dimitris Rizos, Michael Sutton, Ning Li
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T01A003, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-122455
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-122455
View Paper titled, Enhancing Railway Safety Through Satellite-Based Monitoring for Rockfall Potential
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Topics: Landslides, Railroads, Safety, Satellites
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Fault Detection of a Loose Bolt Connection for Implementation of the DC Series Motor in the Railway Industry by Wavelet

Soheil Yousefnejad, Navid Gholizadeh
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T04A001, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-124493
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-124493
View Paper titled, Fault Detection of a Loose Bolt Connection for Implementation of the DC Series Motor in the Railway Industry by Wavelet
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Topics: Flaw detection, Motors, Railroads, Torque, Wavelets
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Kernel Ridge Regression in Predicting Railway Crossing Accidents

Ethan Villalobos, Constantine Tarawneh, Jia Chen, Evangelos E. Papalexakis, Ping Xu
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T05A013, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-130036
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-130036
View Paper titled, Kernel Ridge Regression in Predicting Railway Crossing Accidents
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Topics: Accidents, Railroads, Errors, Highways, Machine learning, Safety
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Evaluating the Puncture Resistance of the DOT-113 Tank Car for Liquified Natural Gas Service

Steven W. Kirkpatrick
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T05A012, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-130035
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-130035
View Paper titled, Evaluating the Puncture Resistance of the DOT-113 Tank Car for Liquified Natural Gas Service
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Topics: Liquefied natural gas, Railway tank cars, Safety, Rails, Regulations, Hazardous substances, Hazards, Accidents, Governments, Impact testing
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Multiscale Computational Modeling of Subsurface Cracking in Railhead: Insights Into Fatigue Life

Sina Saberi, Gavin Whetstone, David H. Allen
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T05A002, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-122412
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-122412
View Paper titled, Multiscale Computational Modeling of Subsurface Cracking in Railhead: Insights Into Fatigue Life
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Topics: Computer simulation, Cracking (Materials), Fatigue life, Fracture (Process), Railroads, Rolling contact, Stress
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Spectral Clustering in Railway Crossing Accidents Analysis

Ethan Villalobos, Hector Lugo, Biqian Cheng, Miguel Gutierrez, Constantine Tarawneh, Ping Xu, Jia Chen, Evangelos E. Papalexakis
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T05A011, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-130028
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-130028
View Paper titled, Spectral Clustering in Railway Crossing Accidents Analysis
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Topics: Accidents, Mining, Railroads, Safety, Highways, Transportation systems
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Healthy and Defective Tapered Roller Bearing Temperature Metrics

Constantine Tarawneh, America Martinez, Mia Adame, Samantha Garcia, Jeffery Pams, Curtis Pena
Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T05A007, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-128512
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2024-128512
View Paper titled, Healthy and Defective Tapered Roller Bearing Temperature Metrics
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Topics: Bearings, Condition monitoring, Railroads, Tapered roller bearings, Temperature
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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