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ASME 2007 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference
September 11–12, 2007
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Conference Sponsors:
  • Rail Transportation Division
ISBN:
0-7918-4800-0
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ASME 2007 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference
Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of TC-128-B Steel Under Variable Amplitude Loading
Daniel B. Garcia, James H. Feiger, Peter C. McKeighan, Joseph W. Cardinal, David Y. Jeong
RTD 2007; 1-11doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46007
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Topics: Fatigue cracks , Steel , Stress , Railway tank cars , Fracture (Materials) , Cycles , Materials properties , Spectra (Spectroscopy) , Tension
Recent Research to Improve Wheel and Axle Composition, Properties and Designs
Cameron Lonsdale, Steven Dedmon, Jay Galbraith, James Pilch
RTD 2007; 13-20doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46008
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Topics: Aluminum , Chemistry , Design , Finite element analysis , Mechanical properties , Melting , Molybdenum , Rail wheels , Steel , Ultrasonic testing
Equations of Motion for Train Derailment Dynamics
D. Y. Jeong, M. L. Lyons, O. Orringer, A. B. Perlman
RTD 2007; 21-27doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46009
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Topics: Dynamics (Mechanics) , Equations of motion , Trains , Automobiles , Differential equations , Performance , Rails , Computer software , Computers , Dynamic analysis
Analyses of Full-Scale Tank Car Shell Impact Tests
Y. H. Tang, H. Yu, J. E. Gordon, M. Priante, D. Y. Jeong, D. C. Tyrell, A. B. Perlman
RTD 2007; 29-37doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46010
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Topics: Impact testing , Railway tank cars , Shells , Finite element analysis , Collisions (Physics) , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Automobiles , Collapse , Computer software , Modeling
A New Approach for Noise and Vibration Control in Locomotive Cabs
Timothy P. Harrigan, Gopal Samavedam, S. K. Punwani
RTD 2007; 39-42doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46011
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Topics: Locomotives , Noise (Sound) , Vibration control , Vibration , Resonance , Noise control , Dampers , Fatigue , Inertia (Mechanics) , Springs
Improved Tank Car Safety Research
David Tyrell, David Jeong, Karina Jacobsen, Eloy Martinez
RTD 2007; 43-52doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46013
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Topics: Railway tank cars , Safety , Accidents , Design , Hazardous substances , Collisions (Physics) , Railroads , Impact testing , Modeling , Pacific Ocean
An Innovative Quasi-Continuous Power Transmission System
Asghar Nasr, Yasser Jafari Jozani, Mehrdad Zoroufi
RTD 2007; 53-58doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46014
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Topics: Adhesion , Design , Diesel , Energy dissipation , Gears , Locomotives , Maintenance , Manufacturing , Motors , Pins (Engineering)
Developing Strategies for Maintaining Tank Car Integrity During Train Accidents
David Tyrell, Karina Jacobsen, Brandon Talamini, Michael Carolan
RTD 2007; 59-68doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46015
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Topics: Accidents , Railway tank cars , Trains , Stress , Conceptual design , Design , Railroads , Shells , Absorption , Collisions (Physics)
Onboard Locomotive Exhaust Emissions Measurement
David C. Brabb, Anand R. Vithani, S. K. Punwani
RTD 2007; 69-75doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46016
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Topics: Emissions , Exhaust systems , Locomotives , Roads , Testing , Brakes , Computer software , Cycles , Diesel , Environmental Protection Agency
Dynamic Behavior of Different Wheel Profiles and Their Sensitivities to Track Characteristics
Asghar Nasr, Mahdi Mehrgou
RTD 2007; 77-86doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46020
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Topics: Wheels , Rails , Railroads , Rail transportation , Safety , Stress , Vehicles , Wear
Flexible Wheel/Rail Contact Model for Railway Vehicle Dynamics Without Pre-Calculation
Mohammad Durali, S. Hassan Salehi, Mohammad Mehdi Jalili
RTD 2007; 87-93doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46021
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Topics: Dynamics (Mechanics) , Rails , Railway vehicles , Wheels , Geometry , Rail vehicles , Simulation results , Vehicles
A Methodology for the Modeling of Rail Vehicles From Time Series Measurements Using Time-Delay Neural Networks
John Zolock, Robert Greif
RTD 2007; 95-104doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46022
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Topics: Artificial neural networks , Delays , Modeling , Phase space , Rail vehicles , Time series , Wheels
A Novel Method for Estimating the Neutral Temperature of Continuously Welded Rail
William Shust, David Read, F. Brent Jury
RTD 2007; 105-115doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46023
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Topics: Rails , Temperature , Compression , Engineering mechanics , Fasteners , Friction , Modeling , Railroads , String , Tension
Increase of Railway Transportation Safety by a New Method of Determination of Wheel Pair and Rail Wear and Damage
Nikoloz Mgebrishvili, Marina Tatanashvili, Tengiz Nadiradze, Ketevan Kekelia
RTD 2007; 117-121doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46024
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Topics: Damage , Rail transportation , Rails , Safety , Wear , Wheels , Railroads , Automatic control , Computers , Conceptual design
Analysis of Impact Energy to Fracture Unnotched Charpy Specimens Made From Railroad Tank Car Steel
H. Yu, D. Y. Jeong, J. E. Gordon, Y. H. Tang
RTD 2007; 123-130doi:https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46038
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Topics: Fracture (Materials) , Fracture (Process) , Railway tank cars , Steel , Finite element analysis , Failure , Modeling , Stress , Damage , Deformation
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