UIUC Concrete Tie and Fastener Field Testing at TTC

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UIUC Concrete Tie and Fastener Field Testing at TTC

2014-07-01
By Stuart, Cameron

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Alternative Title:

Research Results: UIUC Concrete Tie and Fastener Field Testing at TTC
Creators:

Stuart, Cameron
Corporate Creators:

United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
Subject/TRT Terms:

Concrete Crossties Concrete Sleepers Concrete Ties Design Design Of Pavements, Railways And Guideways Displacements Elastic Fastening Systems Fastenings Field Instrumentation Field Tests Finite Element Method Live Loads Loading Conditions Performance Performance Measurement Rail Fasteners Railroads Railroad Ties Research Hub Research Results Report Strain (Mechanics) Vehicles And Equipment
Publication/ Report Number:

RR 14-23
Resource Type:

Brief
Geographical Coverage:

United States
TRIS Online Accession Number:

01535431
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Railroad Administration
Abstract:

In July 2012, the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign (UIUC) began an extensive experimental program at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) in Pueblo, CO. The field experimentation program was part of a larger research program funded by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to improve the design and performance of concrete crossties and fastening systems. The UIUC program recorded loads, strains, and displacements of the track components under passenger consists traveling at speeds of 2–102 mph, freight consists with car weights ranging from 263,000 to 315,000 pounds, and static responses from a track loading vehicle (TLV). The results of the experiment have yielded insight into the transfer of forces between the train wheels and the rail/fastener/crosstie system and provided a means to validate a comprehensive finite element model (FEM).
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PDF
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US Transportation Collection Federal Railroad Administration
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urn:sha256:f5774c91e0ccef8bcaaf41d2c053cbac3600568fea47b3fbcfdd750231ecf4be
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28259/dot_28259_DS1.pdf
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