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Wear Depth Analysis for Rail-Car Wheels: Case of Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit Service

Samrawit Abubeker, Celestin Nkundineza
Proc. ASME. JRC2022, 2022 Joint Rail Conference, V001T02A001, April 20–21, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2022-78160
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2022-78160
View Paper titled, Wear Depth Analysis for Rail-Car Wheels: Case of Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit Service
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Topics: Fatigue, Rail transportation, Rails, Rolling contact, Wear, Wheels
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Transient Thermal Analysis of a Railroad Bearing Adapter for Optimal Placement of Onboard Sensors

Javier E. Arroyo, Constantine Tarawneh, Arturo Fuentes, Roberto A. Garcia, Jose G. Gallegos
Proc. ASME. JRC2022, 2022 Joint Rail Conference, V001T02A003, April 20–21, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2022-78219
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2022-78219
View Paper titled, Transient Thermal Analysis of a Railroad Bearing Adapter for Optimal Placement of Onboard Sensors
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Topics: Bearings, Finite element analysis, Railroads, Sensors, Temperature, Thermal analysis, Transients (Dynamics)
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Feasibility and Roadmap for Applying Model Assisted Probability of Detection to Track Inspection

Jay Baillargeon, Daniel Einbinder, Radim Bruzek, John Tunna
Proc. ASME. JRC2022, 2022 Joint Rail Conference, V001T02A004, April 20–21, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2022-80208
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2022-80208
View Paper titled, Feasibility and Roadmap for Applying Model Assisted Probability of Detection to Track Inspection
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Topics: Inspection, Probability
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Conductive Polymer Pad for Use in Freight Railcar Bearing Adapters

Jesse Aguilera, Constantine Tarawneh, Harry Siegel, Robert Jones, Santana Gutierrez
Proc. ASME. JRC2022, 2022 Joint Rail Conference, V001T02A002, April 20–21, 2022
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2022-78217
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2022-78217
View Paper titled, Conductive Polymer Pad for Use in Freight Railcar Bearing Adapters
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Topics: Bearings, Carbon nanofibers, Electrical conductivity, Polymers, Urethane elastomers
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Progress in Railway Mechanical Engineering 2019 – 2020 Survey – Locomotives

Timothy Mast
Proc. ASME. JRC2021, 2021 Joint Rail Conference, V001T02A002, April 20–21, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2021-58425
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2021-58425
View Paper titled, Progress in Railway Mechanical Engineering 2019 – 2020 Survey – Locomotives
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Topics: Locomotives, Mechanical engineering, Railroads, Horsepower, Pandemics
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Updated Fuel Tank Puncture Survey: 1995-2020

Karina Jacobsen
Proc. ASME. JRC2021, 2021 Joint Rail Conference, V001T02A003, April 20–21, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2021-58520
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2021-58520
View Paper titled, Updated Fuel Tank Puncture Survey: 1995-2020
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Topics: Fuel storage, Accidents, Railroads, Collisions (Physics), Fire, Crashworthiness, Fuels, Hazards, Rails, Trains
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New Locomotives & Technologies: Reducing Operating & Market Failures Through Aggressive Use of Reliability Growth Testing (RGT)

Michael E. Iden, Thomas Kennedy
Proc. ASME. JRC2021, 2021 Joint Rail Conference, V001T02A001, April 20–21, 2021
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2021-58360
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2021-58360
View Paper titled, New Locomotives & Technologies: Reducing Operating & Market Failures Through Aggressive Use of Reliability Growth Testing (RGT)
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Topics: Failure, Locomotives, Railroads, Reliability, Testing
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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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Crash Energy Management Design for the LACMTA HR4000 Heavy Rail Vehicle

Anbo Wang, Yanwen Liu, Xiaofang Liu, Steven W. Kirkpatrick, Virginia Phan, Robert T. Bocchieri
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T06A004, April 20–22, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2020-8043
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8043
View Paper titled, Crash Energy Management Design for the LACMTA HR4000 Heavy Rail Vehicle
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Topics: Design, Energy management, Rail vehicles
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Thermal Effects on Wheel Performance Based on Twin Disc Testing

Dingqing Li, Monique Stewart
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T06A005, April 20–22, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2020-8083
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8083
View Paper titled, Thermal Effects on Wheel Performance Based on Twin Disc Testing
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Topics: Disks, Fatigue, Rolling contact, Temperature, Temperature effects, Testing, Traction, Wear, Wheels
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A Literature Review on Railroad Tank Car Thermal Protection Systems

Zheyong Bian, Nathalie Carchi, Xiang Liu
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T06A006, April 20–22, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2020-8099
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8099
View Paper titled, A Literature Review on Railroad Tank Car Thermal Protection Systems
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Topics: Railway tank cars, Fire, Hazardous substances, Testing, Flames, Heat, Heating, Petroleum, Rails, Transportation systems
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Numerical Study on the Delay Effect of Air Brake Mass Flow on Train Coupler Forces

Ahmed K. Aboubakr, Ahmed A. Shabana
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T06A001, April 20–22, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2020-8013
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8013
View Paper titled, Numerical Study on the Delay Effect of Air Brake Mass Flow on Train Coupler Forces
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Topics: Brakes, Delays, Dynamics (Mechanics), Flow (Dynamics), Signals, Trains
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Locomotive Crash Energy Management Vehicle-to-Vehicle Impact Test Results

Patricia Llana, Karina Jacobsen, Richard Stringfellow
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T06A002, April 20–22, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2020-8030
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8030
View Paper titled, Locomotive Crash Energy Management Vehicle-to-Vehicle Impact Test Results
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Topics: Energy management, Impact testing, Locomotives, Vehicles, Collisions (Physics), Stress, Trains, Automobiles, Computers, Crashworthiness
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Enhancements in the Performance of Journal Bearing Grease

Daniel S. Blasko, David Aindow, Kuldeep K. Mistry
Proc. ASME. JRC2019, 2019 Joint Rail Conference, V001T02A003, April 9–12, 2019
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2019-1302
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2019-1302
View Paper titled, Enhancements in the Performance of Journal Bearing Grease
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Topics: Journal bearings, Corrosion, Failure, Operating temperature, Rails, Wheelsets, Acoustics, Bearings, Etching, Lubrication
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Stochastic Analysis of Transit Wheel Wear and Optimized Forecasting of Wheel Maintenance Requirements

Joseph W. Palese, Allan M. Zarembski, Kyle Ebersole
Proc. ASME. JRC2019, 2019 Joint Rail Conference, V001T02A004, April 9–12, 2019
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2019-1305
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2019-1305
View Paper titled, Stochastic Analysis of Transit Wheel Wear and Optimized Forecasting of Wheel Maintenance Requirements
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Topics: Maintenance, Wear, Wheels, Flanges, Metals, Accidents, Cutting, Machinery, Trucks, Vehicles
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Use of Alternative Crash Pulses for Interior Fixture Design Within CEM-Equipped Passenger Rail Cars

Benjamin Spears, Eloy Martinez
Proc. ASME. JRC2019, 2019 Joint Rail Conference, V001T02A005, April 9–12, 2019
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2019-1307
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2019-1307
View Paper titled, Use of Alternative Crash Pulses for Interior Fixture Design Within CEM-Equipped Passenger Rail Cars
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Topics: Automobiles, Design, Rails, Simulation, Accidents, Energy management, Fittings, Modeling
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Going Beyond Conventional Problem Solving for Two Railroad Wheel Defects

S. Dedmon
Proc. ASME. JRC2019, 2019 Joint Rail Conference, V001T02A006, April 9–12, 2019
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2019-1312
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2019-1312
View Paper titled, Going Beyond Conventional Problem Solving for Two Railroad Wheel Defects
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Topics: Fire, Food products, Inventions, Rail wheels, Security, Special relativity (Physics), Testing, Wheels
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Locomotive Crash Energy Management Coupling Tests Evaluation and Vehicle-to-Vehicle Test Preparation

Patricia Llana, Karina Jacobsen, Richard Stringfellow
Proc. ASME. JRC2019, 2019 Joint Rail Conference, V001T02A001, April 9–12, 2019
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2019-1259
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2019-1259
View Paper titled, Locomotive Crash Energy Management Coupling Tests Evaluation and Vehicle-to-Vehicle Test Preparation
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Topics: Energy management, Locomotives, Vehicles, Stress, Trains, Collisions (Physics), Automobiles, Crashworthiness, Gears, Impact testing
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Prototyping a Conductive Polymer Steering Pad for Rail Freight Service

Anthony A. Villarreal, Constantine Tarawneh, Miguel Ontiveros, James Aranda, Robert Jones
Proc. ASME. JRC2019, 2019 Joint Rail Conference, V001T02A002, April 9–12, 2019
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2019-1286
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2019-1286
View Paper titled, Prototyping a Conductive Polymer Steering Pad for Rail Freight Service
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Topics: Polymers, Rails, Stress, Composite materials, Copper, Design, Railroads, Carbon, Electrical conductivity, Electrical resistivity
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Locomotive Crash Energy Management Coupling Tests

Patricia Llana, Karina Jacobsen
Proc. ASME. JRC2018, 2018 Joint Rail Conference, V001T02A014, April 18–20, 2018
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2018-6243
https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2018-6243
View Paper titled, Locomotive Crash Energy Management Coupling Tests
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Topics: Energy management, Locomotives, Stress, Trains, Vehicles, Collisions (Physics), Automobiles, Crashworthiness, Damage, Design