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Proc. ASME. JRC2024, 2024 Joint Rail Conference, V001T01A004, May 13–15, 2024
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2024-123762
... railroad ballast vertical acceleration loading pulse rest time SmartRock rebound vibration Abstract Railroad ballast serves to transfer moving train loads to the subgrade and maintain track stability. The profile of repeated train loading is observed to be irregular and periodical...
Topics: Railroads
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Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T03A003, April 20–22, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2020-8032
... Abstract This paper is intended to assess the practical aspects of the previously proposed approach for detecting railroad ballast fouling using an off-the-shelf Forward-Looking Infrared Radiometry (FLIR) Technology. FLIR is among the technologies that are becoming more prevalent in railroad...
Proceedings Papers

Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T03A006, April 20–22, 2020
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: JRC2020-8048
... is observed at the top surface rather than the depth of 4-in as observed in the case of fouling without water. railroad ballast fouled ballast fouling condition heat transfer thermal behavior simulation study railroad tracks SIMULATION EVALUATION OF FOULED BALLAST THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS...