Measurement of Wheel/Rail Forces at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Volume I. Analysis Report

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• Creators:
  Phillips, C. ; Weinstock, H. ; Greif, R. ; Thompson, William I.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; Battelle Memorial Institute. Columbus Laboratories
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Railroad tracks
  • Rail (Railroads)
  • Rail transit
  • Car wheels (Railroads)
  • Train track dynamics
  • Rolling friction
  • Wear
  • Wheels
  • Flanges
  • Durability tests
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-TSC-UMTA-80-25.1;UMTA-MA-06-0025-80-6
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.21949/1526820
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Washington (District of Columbia)
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Abstract:
  Under the direction of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA), measurements of wheel/rail forces were made in August 1979 by the Transportation Systems Center (TSC) with the assistance of Battelle Columbus Laboratories to determine the causes of excessive wheel/rail wear experiences by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail System during its first three years of operation. In addition to measuring the absolute magnitude of the wheel/rail forces, it was the intent to compare alternative methods for relieving wheel/rail wear at WMATA and other transit properties. Measurements of the wheel/rail forces were made at the Washington National Airport Test Site and the Brentwood Shop Test Site. This report describes the results of that effort.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10665/dot_10665_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.91 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:b33534f8603f99db333e64bf4b5bda2a82ecbd8d1e8e2a8b6f5f8028612fb33b