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Insulated Railroad Joint Design Evaluation by Coordinated Test and Finite Element Analysis

Amir H. Iranmanesh, Robert L. West, Mehdi Ahmadian
Proc. ASME. RTDF2013, ASME 2013 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, V001T01A010, October 15–17, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2013-4715
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2013-4715
View Paper titled, Insulated Railroad Joint Design Evaluation by Coordinated Test and Finite Element Analysis
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Topics: Design, Finite element analysis, Railroads, Fracture (Materials), Rails, Stress, Failure, Fatigue, Finite element model, Modeling
Proceedings Papers

Design of a Multi-Use, Highly Efficient Intermodal Container System

Maksym Gorbunov
Proc. ASME. RTDF2013, ASME 2013 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, V001T01A006, October 15–17, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2013-4709
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2013-4709
View Paper titled, Design of a Multi-Use, Highly Efficient Intermodal Container System
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Topics: Containers, Design, Construction, Stress, Temperature, Cast iron, Ceilings, Electrical wires, Emergency management, Hazardous substances
Proceedings Papers

Test Requirements of Locomotive Fuel Tank Blunt Impact Tests

Karina Jacobsen, Michael Carolan, Patricia Llana
Proc. ASME. RTDF2013, ASME 2013 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, V001T01A001, October 15–17, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2013-4701
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2013-4701
View Paper titled, Test Requirements of Locomotive Fuel Tank Blunt Impact Tests
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Topics: Fuel storage, Impact testing, Locomotives, Dynamic testing (Materials), Collisions (Physics), Crashworthiness, Deformation, Accidents, Design, Diesel
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On the Application of Roller Rigs for Studying Rail Vehicle Systems

Sajjad Z. Meymand, Michael J. Craft, Mehdi Ahmadian
Proc. ASME. RTDF2013, ASME 2013 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, V001T01A015, October 15–17, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2013-4724
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2013-4724
View Paper titled, On the Application of Roller Rigs for Studying Rail Vehicle Systems
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Topics: Rail vehicles, Rollers, Railroads, Adhesion, Braking, Design, Dynamic stability, Dynamics (Mechanics), Fatigue, Locomotives
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Cost Benefit Analysis of Alternative Fuel and Motive Power

Chris Pinney, Melissa Shurland, Brian Smith
Proc. ASME. RTDF2013, ASME 2013 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, V001T01A002, October 15–17, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2013-4704
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2013-4704
View Paper titled, Cost Benefit Analysis of Alternative Fuel and Motive Power
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Topics: Cost benefit analysis, Fuels, Emissions, Locomotives, Railroads, Security, Safety, Biomass, Coal, Design
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Rail Track Defect Detection Using Derivative Wavelet Transform

Shahyar Taheri, Saied Taheri
Proc. ASME. RTDF2012, ASME 2012 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 51-56, October 16–18, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2012-9415
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2012-9415
View Paper titled, Rail Track Defect Detection Using Derivative Wavelet Transform
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Topics: Flaw detection, Rails, Wavelet transforms, Signals, Filters, Algorithms, Wavelets, Trains, Wheels, Accelerometers
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Next Generation Locomotive Cab

Amanda DiFiore, Abdullatif Zaouk, S. K. (John) Punwani
Proc. ASME. RTDF2012, ASME 2012 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 157-167, October 16–18, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2012-9440
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2012-9440
View Paper titled, Next Generation Locomotive Cab
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Topics: Locomotives, Design, Engineers, Human factors, Railroads, Ceilings, Computer simulation, Feedback, Trains
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Duty Cycle and Transport Phenomenon Analysis of Battery Storage System for Hybrid Locomotive Application

Sarang Subhedar, Pradip Majumdar, Rao Kilaparti, David Schroeder
Proc. ASME. RTDF2012, ASME 2012 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 169-179, October 16–18, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2012-9444
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2012-9444
View Paper titled, Duty Cycle and Transport Phenomenon Analysis of Battery Storage System for Hybrid Locomotive Application
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Topics: Batteries, Cycles, Locomotives, Storage, Transport phenomena, Cooling, Diesel engines, Heat, Regenerative braking, Algorithms
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Lading Effects on Tank Car Impact Response

Steven W. Kirkpatrick, Virginia Phan
Proc. ASME. RTDF2012, ASME 2012 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 65-74, October 16–18, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2012-9420
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2012-9420
View Paper titled, Lading Effects on Tank Car Impact Response
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Topics: Railway tank cars, Fluids, Pressure, Approximation, Modeling, Water, Compressed air, Density, Design, Dynamic response
Proceedings Papers

Design Outline for a Lightweight Inside Frame Freight Car Truck

Thomas H. Engle
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 155-165, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67029
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67029
View Paper titled, Design Outline for a Lightweight Inside Frame Freight Car Truck
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Topics: Design, Freight cars, Trucks, Wheels, Maintenance, Bearings, Highways, Iron, Roller bearings, Trains
Proceedings Papers

Effect of Wheel/Rail Loads on Concrete Tie Stresses and Rail Rollover

Brian P. Marquis, Michelle Muhlanger, David Y. Jeong
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 143-150, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67025
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67025
View Paper titled, Effect of Wheel/Rail Loads on Concrete Tie Stresses and Rail Rollover
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Topics: Concretes, Rails, Stress, Wheels, Safety, Trucks, Compressive strength, Design, Failure, Failure mechanisms
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Stress and Fatigue Analysis of a Fiberglass 3 rd Rail Support Bracket

A. Smyth, C. Winter
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 59-68, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67011
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67011
View Paper titled, Stress and Fatigue Analysis of a Fiberglass 3 rd Rail Support Bracket
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Topics: Fatigue analysis, Glass reinforced plastics, Rails, Stress, Fatigue life, Design, Electric arcs, Fatigue failure, Fire, Public transportation
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Seattle Center Monorail Train Refurbishment Program

Brian P. Donohue
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 115-129, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67021
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67021
View Paper titled, Seattle Center Monorail Train Refurbishment Program
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Topics: Trains, Design, Transportation systems, Vehicles, Construction, Accidents, Communications based train control, Engineering design processes, Maintenance, Programmable controllers
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Re-Engineering Heavy Haul Turnouts for Passenger Higher Speed Rail Operations

Blaine O. Peterson
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 69-75, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67012
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67012
View Paper titled, Re-Engineering Heavy Haul Turnouts for Passenger Higher Speed Rail Operations
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Topics: Rails, Design, Maintenance, Switches, Construction, Gages, Kinematics, Monitoring systems, Optimization, Pressure
Proceedings Papers

Whole-Body Vibration in Locomotive Cabs

Amanda M. DiFiore, Abdullatif K. Zaouk, Neil J. Mansfield, S. K. John Punwani
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 87-96, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67016
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67016
View Paper titled, Whole-Body Vibration in Locomotive Cabs
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Topics: Locomotives, Vibration, Shock (Mechanics), Trains, Accelerometers, Engineers, Rail vehicles, Trucks, Automobiles, Data collection
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Freight Car Electrically Driven Set and Release Hand Brake (EDHB)

David C. Brabb, Kenneth L. Martin, Anand R. Vithani, Monique F. Stewart, S. K. Punwani
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 173-178, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67031
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67031
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Topics: Brakes, Freight cars, Railroads, Engineering prototypes, Testing, Trains, Wheels, Wounds, Automobiles, Damage
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Collision Scenarios for Assessing Crashworthiness of Passenger Rail Equipment

Karina Jacobsen, Patricia Llana, David Tyrell
Proc. ASME. RTDF2010, ASME 2010 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 167-178, October 12–13, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2010-42033
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2010-42033
View Paper titled, Collision Scenarios for Assessing Crashworthiness of Passenger Rail Equipment
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Topics: Collisions (Physics), Crashworthiness, Rails, Trains, Railroads, Locomotives, Design, Engineers, Governments, Safety
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Development of Performance Requirements for a Rail Passenger Workstation Table Safety Standard

Michelle Muhlanger, Daniel Parent, Kristine Severson, Benjamin Perlman
Proc. ASME. RTDF2010, ASME 2010 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 147-156, October 12–13, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2010-42031
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2010-42031
View Paper titled, Development of Performance Requirements for a Rail Passenger Workstation Table Safety Standard
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Topics: Rails, Safety, Wounds, Design, Engineering prototypes, Risk, Testing, Accidents, Railroads, Absorption
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Exploration of Enhanced Heat Dissipation Design for Brake Disc of High Speed Train

Zhizhuang Yu, Yong Wang
Proc. ASME. RTDF2010, ASME 2010 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 39-46, October 12–13, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2010-42007
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2010-42007
View Paper titled, Exploration of Enhanced Heat Dissipation Design for Brake Disc of High Speed Train
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Topics: Brakes, Design, Disks, Energy dissipation, Heat, Trains, Stress, Braking, Friction, Gas flow
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Rotational Energy Harvesting Systems for Unpowered Freight Rail Cars

C. Nagode, M. Ahmadian, S. Taheri
Proc. ASME. RTDF2010, ASME 2010 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 179-184, October 12–13, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2010-42034
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2010-42034
View Paper titled, Rotational Energy Harvesting Systems for Unpowered Freight Rail Cars
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Topics: Automobiles, Energy harvesting, Rails, Freight cars, Railroads, Buses, Dampers, Design, Dynamometers, Electrical measurement