FAST Engineering Conference - 1981 Proceedings

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Accelerated tests
  • Maintenance of way
  • Durability
  • Wear
  • Metallurgy
  • Ballast (Railroads)
  • Rail fasteners
  • Performance tests
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FRA/TTC-82/01
• Resource Type:
  Proceedings
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Conference Proceedings, November 4-5, 1981
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  This report constitutes the proceedings of the two-day Facility for Accelerated Service Testing (FAST) Engineering Conference held at the Stouffers Inn Convention Center, Denver, Colorado on November 4-5, 1981. Conference papers were presented by representatives of the Federal Railroad Administration, the Association of American Railroads, and Boeing Services International, Inc., current O&M Contractor at the Transportation Test Center, Pueblo, Colorado. The papers cover the development of the FAST Program and results of various experiments conducted at the facility. The topics covered include rail wear and behavior, metallurgy, wheel and truck wear, ballast experiments, concrete and wood tie fastener evaluation and performance. Specific test programs and results of experiments on radial truck curving, fatigue analysis and track degradation are also included.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80043/dot_80043_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 51.53 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b7132101000913f36b1d750a457ba5bd0ea85f845d5ac250b9d7991d7a275f2b7c3b02fd5d6ebaa1a09e1198bf7d47d5b85641c8cc5ee84411222ee4c812df3a