Truck Design Optimization Project (TDOP) Phase II: Guideline Test Specifications for Freight Car Trucks

Details

• Creators:
  RamaChandran, P V ; ElMadany, M M
• Corporate Creators:
  Wyle Laboratories, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Car trucks (Railroads)
  • Design
  • Field tests
  • Freight cars
  • Guidelines
  • Laboratory tests
  • Optimization
  • Performance tests
  • Specifications
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FRA/ORD-81/36-II, WR81-28
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  Under the Federal Railroad Administration-sponsored Truck Design Optimization Project Phase II, a set of standard test specifications were developed to evaluate and characterize the performance of Type I (standard) and Type II (premium) freight car truck configurations. The test specifications provide guidelines for the conducting, acquisition, and analysis of both field and laboratory testing, so that the resulting performance test data can be evaluated against the recommended levels of performance developed during Phase II efforts.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-FR-742-4277
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/80061/dot_80061_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.68 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:823702eca71aa6bbc05e73cd678760763c2aa6bfba8cc3c43a76a5b788cb3b00db807629f47e09d14ea8fd2c755211c4b904d5d6156eaa8e921a486eb925f589