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This collection contains more than 5,000 publications from the USDOT's Volpe Center Technical Reference Center, the knowledge repository of all Volpe Center staff-authored reports, journal articles, conference papers, and presentations. Housing more than 50 years of transportation research, Volpe Center’s Technical Reference Center actively engages in information support and research for transportation researchers both within and outside of the Volpe Center. More information on Volpe Center’s Technical Reference Center is available at https://www.volpe.dot.gov/library/about-library. Bookmark this page: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_pa_dmp or https://doi.org/10.21949/1530858.

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Modeling and Analysis of Phase Change in a DOT-113 Tank Car Surrogate Filled with Liquid Nitrogen

CITE Title : Modeling and Analysis of Phase Change in a DOT-113 Tank Car Surrogate Filled with Liquid Nitrogen Creator(s) : Carolan, Michael;Eshraghi, Shaun;Krishnamurthy, Aswani; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2024-02-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-24-12 URL : /view/dot/73560 "Modeling and Analysis of" (2024). "Modeling and Analysis of Phase Change in a DOT-113 Tank Car Surrogate Filled with Liquid Nitrogen" (2024) "Modeling and Analysis of Phase Change in a DOT-113 Tank Car Surrogate Filled with Liquid Nitrogen" , 2024 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Carolan, Michael ;

Eshraghi, Shaun

2024-02-01

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As part of a series of impact tests, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored a research team from Transportation Technology Center, workin...
Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-113C120W9 Tank Car with Cryogenic Lading

CITE Title : Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-113C120W9 Tank Car with Cryogenic Lading Creator(s) : Eshraghi, Shaun;Belport, Steve;Carolan, Michael;Trevithick, Shawn;Krishnamurthy, Aswani; Corporate Creator(s) : MxV Rail;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2024-01-16 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-24-02 URL : /view/dot/73148 "Side Impact Test and" (2024). "Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-113C120W9 Tank Car with Cryogenic Lading" (2024) "Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-113C120W9 Tank Car with Cryogenic Lading" , 2024 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Eshraghi, Shaun ;

Belport, Steve

2024-01-16

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As part of a research program to improve transportation safety for tank cars carrying hazardous materials, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) s...
Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment [2022]

CITE Title : Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment [2022] Creator(s) : Eshraghi, Shaun;Carolan, Michael; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology Published Date : 2022-12-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-22/42 URL : /view/dot/65567 "Side Structure Integrity Research" (2022). "Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment [2022]" (2022) "Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment [2022]" , 2022 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Eshraghi, Shaun ;

Carolan, Michael

2022-12-01

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FRA sponsored research to evaluate the side impact strength of Tier I passenger rail equipment designs built to the current rollover and side structur...
Mechanical Properties of TC-128B Steel during Multiple Stages of Tank Car Fabrication

CITE Title : Mechanical Properties of TC-128B Steel during Multiple Stages of Tank Car Fabrication Creator(s) : Sullivan, Laura;Carolan, Michael; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology; Published Date : 2022-02-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-22/04 URL : /view/dot/60403 "Mechanical Properties of TC-128B" (2022). "Mechanical Properties of TC-128B Steel during Multiple Stages of Tank Car Fabrication" (2022) "Mechanical Properties of TC-128B Steel during Multiple Stages of Tank Car Fabrication" , 2022 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Sullivan, Laura ;

Carolan, Michael

2022-02-01

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This report describes a testing program examining the effects of different stages of tank car fabrication on the mechanical properties of TC-128B stee...
Raking Impact of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank: Results of Test No. 2 and Analysis

CITE Title : Raking Impact of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank: Results of Test No. 2 and Analysis Creator(s) : Jacobsen, Karina;Carolan, Michael; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration Published Date : 2021-04-22 Report Number : JRC2021-1043 URL : /view/dot/60545 "Raking Impact of a" (2021). "Raking Impact of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank: Results of Test No. 2 and Analysis" (2021) "Raking Impact of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank: Results of Test No. 2 and Analysis" , 2021 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Jacobsen, Karina ;

Carolan, Michael

2021-04-22

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsors research on safety topics to address and to improve safety regulations and standards. This paper is...
Raking Impact of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank: Tests and Analysis

CITE Title : Raking Impact of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank: Tests and Analysis Creator(s) : Jacobsen, Karina;Carolan, Michael; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration Published Date : 2020-04-22 Report Number : JRC2020-8088 URL : /view/dot/60550 "Raking Impact of a" (2020). "Raking Impact of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank: Tests and Analysis" (2020) "Raking Impact of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank: Tests and Analysis" , 2020 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Jacobsen, Karina ;

Carolan, Michael

2020-04-22

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsors research on safety topics to address and to improve safety regulations and standards. This paper fo...
Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-117 Tank Car

CITE Title : Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-117 Tank Car Creator(s) : Rakoczy, Przemyslaw;Carolan, Michael;Gorhum, Travis;Eshraghi, Shaun; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc.;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology;United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development; Published Date : 2019-05-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-19/13 URL : /view/dot/40276 "Side Impact Test and" (2019). "Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-117 Tank Car" (2019) "Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-117 Tank Car" , 2019 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Rakoczy, Przemyslaw ;

Carolan, Michael

2019-05-01

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conducted a side impact test on a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)-117J100W (DOT-117) tank car at the...
Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-105 Tank Car

CITE Title : Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-105 Tank Car Creator(s) : Carolan, Michael;Rakoczy, Przemyslaw; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);Transportation Technology Center, Inc.; Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development Published Date : 2019-05-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-19/12 URL : /view/dot/40277 "Side Impact Test and" (2019). "Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-105 Tank Car" (2019) "Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-105 Tank Car" , 2019 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Carolan, Michael ;

Rakoczy, Przemyslaw

2019-05-01

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Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) conducted a side impact test on a Department of Transportation (DOT)-105A500W (referred to DOT-105) tank...
Developing Finite Element Models to Examine Rail Defects under Combined Loading

CITE Title : Developing Finite Element Models to Examine Rail Defects under Combined Loading Creator(s) : Carolan, Michael;Perlman, Benjamin; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration Published Date : 2019-04-10 Report Number : JRC2019-1268 URL : /view/dot/39740 "Developing Finite Element Models" (2019). "Developing Finite Element Models to Examine Rail Defects under Combined Loading" (2019) "Developing Finite Element Models to Examine Rail Defects under Combined Loading" , 2019 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Carolan, Michael ;

Perlman, Benjamin

2019-04-10

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This paper lays out a framework for examining individual modeling techniques employed in the model, using a “building block” approach. Rather than...
Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment

CITE Title : Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment Creator(s) : Eshraghi, Shaun;Carolan, Michael;Perlman, A. Benjamin; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology Published Date : 2018-11-09 Report Number : IMECE2018-87700 URL : /view/dot/38035 "Side Structure Integrity Research" (2018). "Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment" (2018) "Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment" , 2018 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Eshraghi, Shaun ;

Carolan, Michael

2018-11-09

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This paper describes the status of the current FRA research related to side structure integrity and describes the planned next stage of the research p...
Blunt Impact Testing of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank

CITE Title : Blunt Impact Testing of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank Creator(s) : Gordon, Travis;Carolan, Michael;Rakoczy, Przemyslaw;Jacobsen, Karina;Eshraghi, Shaun;Shurland, Melissa; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc.;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology; Published Date : 2018-07-16 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-18/22 URL : /view/dot/36289 "Blunt Impact Testing of" (2018). "Blunt Impact Testing of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank" (2018) "Blunt Impact Testing of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank" , 2018 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gordon, Travis ;

Carolan, Michael

2018-07-16

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Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) performed a dynamic impact test of a diesel multiple unit (DMU) fuel tank at the Transportation Technolo...
Validation of Puncture Simulations of Railroad Tank Cars Using Full-Scale Impact Test Data

CITE Title : Validation of Puncture Simulations of Railroad Tank Cars Using Full-Scale Impact Test Data Creator(s) : Carolan, Michael;Perlman, Benjamin;Gonzalez, Francisco, III; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);United States. Federal Railroad Administration; Published Date : 2018-05-16 Report Number : VVS2018-9322 URL : /view/dot/36454 "Validation of Puncture Simulations" (2018). "Validation of Puncture Simulations of Railroad Tank Cars Using Full-Scale Impact Test Data" (2018) "Validation of Puncture Simulations of Railroad Tank Cars Using Full-Scale Impact Test Data" , 2018 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Carolan, Michael ;

Perlman, Benjamin

2018-05-16

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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has sponsored a series of full-scale dynamic shell impact tests to rai...
Passenger/Freight train collision September 12, 2008, Chatsworth, CA

CITE Title : Passenger/Freight train collision September 12, 2008, Chatsworth, CA Creator(s) : Tyrell, David;Severson, Kristine;Jacobsen, Karina;Carolan, Michael;Lapre, Pete;Whelan, Charlie;Schuster, Jennifer;Sandler, Marc;Marceau, Phillip; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology;United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development; Published Date : 2017-09-29 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-17/20 URL : /view/dot/35576 "Passenger/Freight train collision September" (2017). "Passenger/Freight train collision September 12, 2008, Chatsworth, CA" (2017) "Passenger/Freight train collision September 12, 2008, Chatsworth, CA" , 2017 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Tyrell, David ;

Severson, Kristine

2017-09-29

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On September 12, 2008, a passenger train and freight train collided head-on in the Chatsworth district of Los Angeles, CA. Each train was initially tr...
Passenger/Freight train collision September 12, 2008, Chatsworth, CA : main report and appendices

CITE Title : Passenger/Freight train collision September 12, 2008, Chatsworth, CA : main report and appendices Creator(s) : Tyrell, David;Severson, Kristine;Jacobsen, Karina;Carolan, Michael;Lapre, Pete;Whelan, Charlie;Schuster, Jennifer;Sandler, Marc;Marceau, Phillip; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology; Published Date : 2017-09-29 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-17/20 URL : /view/dot/34278 "Passenger/Freight train collision September" (2017). "Passenger/Freight train collision September 12, 2008, Chatsworth, CA : main report and appendices" (2017) "Passenger/Freight train collision September 12, 2008, Chatsworth, CA : main report and appendices" , 2017 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Tyrell, David ;

Severson, Kristine

2017-09-29

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On September 12, 2008, a passenger train and freight train collided head-on in the Chatsworth district of Los Angeles, CA. Each train was initially tr...
Passenger car crippling end-load test and analyses

CITE Title : Passenger car crippling end-load test and analyses Creator(s) : Klopp, Adam;Rakoczy, Przemyslaw;Fries, Robert;Anankitpaiboon, Satima;Bruce, Ian;Christie, Nicholas;Willford, Andy;Carolan, Michael; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc.;Arup;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology Published Date : 2017-09-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-17/14 URL : /view/dot/32533 "Passenger car crippling end-load" (2017). "Passenger car crippling end-load test and analyses" (2017) "Passenger car crippling end-load test and analyses" , 2017 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Klopp, Adam ;

Rakoczy, Przemyslaw

2017-09-01

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The Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) performed a series of full-scale tests and a finite element analysis (FEA) in a case study that may ...
Blunt Impact Tests of Retired Passenger Locomotive Fuel Tanks

CITE Title : Blunt Impact Tests of Retired Passenger Locomotive Fuel Tanks Creator(s) : Carolan, Michael;Rakoczy, Przemyslaw;Jacobsen, Karina; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);Transportation Technology Center, Inc.; Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology; Published Date : 2017-08-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-17/11 URL : /view/dot/32536 "Blunt Impact Tests of" (2017). "Blunt Impact Tests of Retired Passenger Locomotive Fuel Tanks" (2017) "Blunt Impact Tests of Retired Passenger Locomotive Fuel Tanks" , 2017 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Carolan, Michael ;

Rakoczy, Przemyslaw

2017-08-01

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The Transportation Technology Center, Inc. conducted impact tests on three locomotive fuel tanks as part of the Federal Railroad Administration’s lo...
Results of a diesel multiple unit fuel tank blunt impact test

CITE Title : Results of a diesel multiple unit fuel tank blunt impact test Creator(s) : Jacobsen, Karina;Carolan, Michael; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 2017-04-04 Report Number : JRC2017-2248 URL : /view/dot/12458 "Results of a diesel" (2017). "Results of a diesel multiple unit fuel tank blunt impact test" (2017) "Results of a diesel multiple unit fuel tank blunt impact test" , 2017 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Jacobsen, Karina ;

Carolan, Michael

2017-04-04

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The Federal Railroad Administration’s Office of Research and Development is conducting research into passenger locomotive fuel tank crashworthiness....
Side impact test and analysis of a DOT-112 tank car.

CITE Title : Side impact test and analysis of a DOT-112 tank car. Creator(s) : Rakoczy, Przemyslaw;Carolan, Michael; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc.;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development; Published Date : 2016-12-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-16/38 URL : /view/dot/12396 "Side impact test and" (2016). "Side impact test and analysis of a DOT-112 tank car." (2016) "Side impact test and analysis of a DOT-112 tank car." , 2016 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Rakoczy, Przemyslaw ;

Carolan, Michael

2016-12-01

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As part of a program to improve transportation safety for tank cars, Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) has conducted a side impact test on...
Results of a conventional fuel tank blunt impact test

CITE Title : Results of a conventional fuel tank blunt impact test Creator(s) : Jacobsen, Karina;Carolan, Michael; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 2015-03-23 Report Number : JRC2015-5759 URL : /view/dot/12189 "Results of a conventional" (2015). "Results of a conventional fuel tank blunt impact test" (2015) "Results of a conventional fuel tank blunt impact test" , 2015 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Jacobsen, Karina ;

Carolan, Michael

2015-03-23

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The Federal Railroad Administration’s Office of Researchand Development is conducting research into passengerlocomotive fuel tank crashworthiness. A...
Crippling test of Budd M--1 passenger railcar : test and analysis results

CITE Title : Crippling test of Budd M--1 passenger railcar : test and analysis results Creator(s) : Carolan, Michael;Perlman, Benjamin;Tyrell, David;Gordon, Jeff; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development; Published Date : 2014-04-02 Report Number : JRC2014-3824 URL : /view/dot/12042 "Crippling test of Budd" (2014). "Crippling test of Budd M--1 passenger railcar : test and analysis results" (2014) "Crippling test of Budd M--1 passenger railcar : test and analysis results" , 2014 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Carolan, Michael ;

Perlman, Benjamin

2014-04-02

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The Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Office ofResearch and Development is conducting research into theoccupied volume integrity (OVI) of pass...

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