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Fretting Fatigue of Axles

Daniel H. Stone
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 35-37, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67007
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67007
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Topics: Corrosion, Damage, Failure, Fatigue, Fatigue cracks, Fracture (Materials), Pipeline risers, Risers (Casting), Stress, Wheels
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Use of On-Board Hand Brake Monitoring to Prevent Freight Car Wheel Damage and Improve Maintenance and Safety

Cameron Lonsdale, Brent Wilson
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 11-16, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67002
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67002
View Paper titled, Use of On-Board Hand Brake Monitoring to Prevent Freight Car Wheel Damage and Improve Maintenance and Safety
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Topics: Brakes, Damage, Freight cars, Maintenance, Safety, Wheels, Sensors, Accidents, Automobiles, Failure
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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
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Experimental Evaluation of Resistance to Motion of a Light Rail Vehicle

Jesu´s Otero Yugat, Igor Alonso Portillo
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 131-136, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67023
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67023
View Paper titled, Experimental Evaluation of Resistance to Motion of a Light Rail Vehicle
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Topics: Light rail vehicles, Traction, Signals, Accelerometers, Air conditioning, Bridges (Structures), Cooling, Drag (Fluid dynamics), Experimental methods, Gages
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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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Estimating Track Capacity Based on Rail Stresses and Metal Fatigue

David Y. Jeong, A. Benjamin Perlman
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 1-10, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67001
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67001
View Paper titled, Estimating Track Capacity Based on Rail Stresses and Metal Fatigue
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Topics: Metal fatigue, Rails, Stress, Temperature, Thermal stresses, Trains, Wear, Accidents, Failure, Finite element methods
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A Dynamic Wheel/Rail Interaction Model Based on an Euler-Bernoulli Beam Rail Model

Brad M. Hopkins, Saied Taheri
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 17-22, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67003
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67003
View Paper titled, A Dynamic Wheel/Rail Interaction Model Based on an Euler-Bernoulli Beam Rail Model
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Topics: Rails, Wheels, Algorithms, Flaw detection, Fracture (Materials), Fracture (Process), Trains, Dampers, Railroads, Springs
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Train Braking Distance Estimation Under Different Operating Conditions

Husain Ahmad, Mehdi Ahmadian
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 39-45, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67009
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67009
View Paper titled, Train Braking Distance Estimation Under Different Operating Conditions
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Topics: Braking, Trains, Dynamic braking, Rails, Weight (Mass), Wheels, Brakes, Collisions (Physics), Drag (Fluid dynamics), Dynamic models
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Assessment of Fire Hazards and Mitigation Methods in Locomotive Fuel Tanks

Basant K. Parida, James Carter, Abdullatif K. Zaouk, John Punwani
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 77-86, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67015
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67015
View Paper titled, Assessment of Fire Hazards and Mitigation Methods in Locomotive Fuel Tanks
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Topics: Fire, Fuel storage, Hazards, Locomotives, Fuels, Vapors, Accidents, Diesel, Leakage, Collisions (Physics)
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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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Preliminary Finite Element Analysis of Locomotive Crashworthy Components

Patricia Llana, Richard Stringfellow
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 23-33, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67006
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67006
View Paper titled, Preliminary Finite Element Analysis of Locomotive Crashworthy Components
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Topics: Crashworthiness, Finite element analysis, Locomotives, Trains, Collisions (Physics), Vehicles, Absorption, Deformation, Energy management, Finite element model
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The Process of Spalling in Railroad Wheels

Steven L. Dedmon
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 167-172, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67030
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67030
View Paper titled, The Process of Spalling in Railroad Wheels
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Topics: Rail wheels, Fracture (Materials), Stress, Fatigue cracks, Carbon steel, Cooling, Engineering disciplines, Finite element analysis, Heat, Heating
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A Simple Performance Test for Evaluating End Hose Support Straps for Railroad Freight Cars

Z. Liu, L. Hua
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 151-154, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67027
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67027
View Paper titled, A Simple Performance Test for Evaluating End Hose Support Straps for Railroad Freight Cars
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Topics: Freight cars, Testing performance, Elasticity, Mechanical properties
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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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Wheel Rim Axial Residual Stress and a Proposed Mechanism for Vertical Split Rim Formation

Cameron Lonsdale, John Oliver
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 137-142, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67024
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67024
View Paper titled, Wheel Rim Axial Residual Stress and a Proposed Mechanism for Vertical Split Rim Formation
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Topics: Stress, Wheels, Residual stresses, X-ray diffraction, Drilling, Failure mechanisms, Hoop stress, Quenching (Metalworking), Rail wheels
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Occupied Volume Integrity Testing: Elastic Test Results and Analyses

Michael Carolan, Michelle Muhlanger, Benjamin Perlman, David Tyrell
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 47-57, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67010
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67010
View Paper titled, Occupied Volume Integrity Testing: Elastic Test Results and Analyses
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Topics: Testing, Stress, Automobiles, Railroads, Safety, Displacement, Finite element analysis, Industrial research, Boundary-value problems, Collisions (Physics)
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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
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Energy Harvesting Systems to Power Onboard Railroad Equipment

C. Nagode, M. Ahmadian, S. Taheri
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 107-113, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67018
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67018
View Paper titled, Energy Harvesting Systems to Power Onboard Railroad Equipment
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Topics: Energy harvesting, Railroads, Freight cars, Rails, Batteries, Damping, Displacement measurement, Durability, Electricity (Physics), Engineering prototypes
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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