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Federal Railroad Administration

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) promotes safe and environmentally sound rail transportation. The FRA conducts research and development tests to evaluate projects in support of its safety mission and to enhance the railroad system as a national transportation resource. Public education campaigns on highway-rail grade crossing safety and the danger of trespassing on rail property are also administered by FRA. Bookmark this collection https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/collection_fra or https://doi.org/10.21949/1530835.

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Improving Thermal Protection of Cryogenic Tank Cars Through Testing, Analysis, and Evaluation of Pressure Relief Valve System Performance

CITE Title : Improving Thermal Protection of Cryogenic Tank Cars Through Testing, Analysis, and Evaluation of Pressure Relief Valve System Performance Creator(s) : Mattos, Garrett;Friedman, Keith; Corporate Creator(s) : Friedman Research Corporation (FRC) 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 : 2023-09-27 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-24-01 URL : /view/dot/73150 "Improving Thermal Protection of" (2023). "Improving Thermal Protection of Cryogenic Tank Cars Through Testing, Analysis, and Evaluation of Pressure Relief Valve System Performance" (2023) "Improving Thermal Protection of Cryogenic Tank Cars Through Testing, Analysis, and Evaluation of Pressure Relief Valve System Performance" , 2023 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Mattos, Garrett ;

Friedman, Keith

2023-09-27

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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored a research team to conduct high fidelity finite element (FE) modeling to evaluate the effects of p...
Effect of Track Parameters on Rail Joint Bar Stresses and Crack Growth

CITE Title : Effect of Track Parameters on Rail Joint Bar Stresses and Crack Growth Creator(s) : Akhtar, Muhammad;Davis, David;Maal, Luis;Gordon, Jeff;Jeong, David Y.; Corporate Creator(s) : Transportation Technology Center, Inc.;United States. Federal Railroad Administration;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 : 2011-02-03 URL : /view/dot/36486 "Effect of Track Parameters" (2011). "Effect of Track Parameters on Rail Joint Bar Stresses and Crack Growth" (2011) "Effect of Track Parameters on Rail Joint Bar Stresses and Crack Growth" , 2011 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Akhtar, Muhammad ;

Davis, David

2011-02-03

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By their very nature, rail joints create discontinuities in the running surface of the rails. In addition to bending, thermal, and residual stresses, ...
Effects of service conditions on the as-manufactured residual stress distribution in commuter car wheels

CITE Title : Effects of service conditions on the as-manufactured residual stress distribution in commuter car wheels Creator(s) : Gordon, Jeff;Perlman, A. Benjamin; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);Tufts University; Published Date : 2001-09-01 URL : /view/dot/8996 "Effects of service conditions" (2001). "Effects of service conditions on the as-manufactured residual stress distribution in commuter car wheels" (2001) "Effects of service conditions on the as-manufactured residual stress distribution in commuter car wheels" , 2001 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gordon, Jeff ;

Perlman, A. Benjamin

2001-09-01

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The effects of simulated service conditions on the as-manufactured residual stressdistribution in commuter car wheels are investigated. The residual s...
Evaluation of service-induced residual stresses in railroad commuter car wheels

CITE Title : Evaluation of service-induced residual stresses in railroad commuter car wheels Creator(s) : Gordon, Jeff;Jones, Jerrel A.;Perlman, A. Benjamin; Corporate Contributor(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) Published Date : 1999-11-01 URL : /view/dot/8523 "Evaluation of service-induced residual" (1999). "Evaluation of service-induced residual stresses in railroad commuter car wheels" (1999) "Evaluation of service-induced residual stresses in railroad commuter car wheels" , 1999 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Gordon, Jeff ;

Jones, Jerrel A.

1999-11-01

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Analyses of the effects of service conditions on the distribution ofresidual stresses in railroad commuter car wheels are presented. Novelsoftware has...
Estimation of actual residual stresses due to braking and contact loading of rail vehicle wheels

CITE Title : Estimation of actual residual stresses due to braking and contact loading of rail vehicle wheels Creator(s) : Holowinski, M;Bobrov, E S; Corporate Creator(s) : Massachusetts Institute of Technology Corporate Contributor(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 : 1996-03-01 Report Number : DOT-VNTSC-FRA-95-13;DOT/FRA/ORD-96/02; URL : /view/dot/8870 "Estimation of actual residual" (1996). "Estimation of actual residual stresses due to braking and contact loading of rail vehicle wheels" (1996) "Estimation of actual residual stresses due to braking and contact loading of rail vehicle wheels" , 1996 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Holowinski, M ;

Bobrov, E S

1996-03-01

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A finite element formulation for shakedown stress analysis of rail vehicle wheels is presented, based on a hypothesis that the shakedown state is axis...
Investigation of the effects of braking system configurations on thermal input to commuter car wheels

CITE Title : Investigation of the effects of braking system configurations on thermal input to commuter car wheels Creator(s) : Orringer, O.;Gordon, J.; Corporate Creator(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration;United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Published Date : 1996-03-01 Report Number : DOT-VNTSC-FRA-95-7;DOT-FRA-ORD-96-06; URL : /view/dot/8868 "Investigation of the effects" (1996). "Investigation of the effects of braking system configurations on thermal input to commuter car wheels" (1996) "Investigation of the effects of braking system configurations on thermal input to commuter car wheels" , 1996 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Orringer, O. ;

Gordon, J.

1996-03-01

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A heat transfer model, previously developed to estimate wheel rim temperatures during tread braking of MU power cars and validated by comparison with ...
$Crack propagation life of detail fractures in rails$

Crack propagation life of detail fractures in rails

CITE Title : Crack propagation life of detail fractures in rails Creator(s) : Orringer, O;Tang, Y H;Gordon, J E;Jeong, D Y;MORRIS, J M;PERLMAN, A B; Corporate Creator(s) : John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.);United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration; Published Date : 1988-10-01 Report Number : DOT/FRA/ORD-88/13;DOT-TSC-FRA-88-1; URL : /view/dot/8796 "Crack propagation life of" (1988). "Crack propagation life of detail fractures in rails" (1988) "Crack propagation life of detail fractures in rails" , 1988 Export RIS Citation Information.

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Orringer, O ;

Tang, Y H

1988-10-01

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The results of a comprehensive study of the crack propagation behavior of detail fractures in railroad rails are presented. The study includes full-sc...
The effect of imperfections on the vertical buckling of railroad tracks

CITE Title : The effect of imperfections on the vertical buckling of railroad tracks Creator(s) : El-Aini, Yehia M. Corporate Creator(s) : Princeton University;John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Corporate Contributor(s) : United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development Published Date : 1976-06-30 Report Number : DOT-TSC-FRA-75-17;FRA-OR&D-76-09; URL : /view/dot/9756 "The effect of imperfections" (1976). "The effect of imperfections on the vertical buckling of railroad tracks" (1976) "The effect of imperfections on the vertical buckling of railroad tracks" , 1976 Export RIS Citation Information.

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El-Aini, Yehia M.

1976-06-30

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This report deals with an analytical prediction of the effect of geometric imperfections on the post-buckling characteristics of railroad tracks. The ...