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Proceedings Papers

Modern Uncertainty Quantification Methods in Railroad Vehicle Dynamics

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D. Bigoni, A. P. Engsig-Karup, H. True
Proc. ASME. RTDF2013, ASME 2013 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, V001T01A009, October 15–17, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2013-4713
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2013-4713
View Paper titled, Modern Uncertainty Quantification Methods in Railroad Vehicle Dynamics
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Topics: Railroads, Uncertainty quantification, Vehicle dynamics, Springs, Statistical distributions, Vehicles, Chaos, Dampers, Polynomials, Sampling methods
Proceedings Papers

Double Rail Model and Turnout Simulation

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Xinggao Shu, Nicholas Wilson, David D. Davis
Proc. ASME. RTDF2013, ASME 2013 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, V001T01A019, October 15–17, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2013-4731
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2013-4731
View Paper titled, Double Rail Model and Turnout Simulation
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Topics: Rails, Simulation, Wheels, Geometry, Simulation results, Vehicles, Damping, Freight cars, Optimization, Railroads
Proceedings Papers

Next Generation Passenger Brake Equipment Development

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Paul E. Jamieson, Jeffrey Gordon
Proc. ASME. RTDF2013, ASME 2013 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, V001T01A020, October 15–17, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2013-4732
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2013-4732
View Paper titled, Next Generation Passenger Brake Equipment Development
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Topics: Brakes, Trains, Rails, Buses, Pipes, Pneumatics, Regulations, Vehicles
Proceedings Papers

Variable Directivity Acoustical Warning Device (AWD) as an Optimized Locomotive Horn

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Grant S. Nash, Jason C. Ross, Basant K. Parida, Abdullatif K. Zaouk, Swamidas K. (John) Punwani
Proc. ASME. RTDF2012, ASME 2012 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 111-118, October 16–18, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2012-9438
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2012-9438
View Paper titled, Variable Directivity Acoustical Warning Device (AWD) as an Optimized Locomotive Horn
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Topics: Acoustics, Locomotives, Engineering prototypes, Noise (Sound), Collisions (Physics), Highways, Trains, Computer simulation, Industrial research, Railroads
Proceedings Papers

Infrastructure Data Management Systems Driven by Commercial Need: One Company’s Experience

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Kevin Fry
Proc. ASME. RTDF2012, ASME 2012 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 199-204, October 16–18, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2012-9430
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2012-9430
View Paper titled, Infrastructure Data Management Systems Driven by Commercial Need: One Company’s Experience
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Topics: Computer software, Delays, Errors, Inspection, Maintenance, Railroads, Rails, Reliability, Root cause analysis, Safety
Proceedings Papers

Results of Fire Test of Aluminum Car Structure Bombardier Innovia APM 300 System

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Kevin Lewis, Randall Thomure, Scott Moore, Goran Olsson, Angel Rosario
Proc. ASME. RTDF2012, ASME 2012 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 119-155, October 16–18, 2012
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2012-9439
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2012-9439
View Paper titled, Results of Fire Test of Aluminum Car Structure Bombardier Innovia APM 300 System
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Topics: Aluminum, Fire testing, Vehicles, ASTM International, Rails, Fire, Flames, Testing
Proceedings Papers

Experimental Evaluation of Resistance to Motion of a Light Rail Vehicle

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Jesu´s Otero Yugat, Igor Alonso Portillo
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 131-136, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67023
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67023
View Paper titled, Experimental Evaluation of Resistance to Motion of a Light Rail Vehicle
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Topics: Light rail vehicles, Traction, Signals, Accelerometers, Air conditioning, Bridges (Structures), Cooling, Drag (Fluid dynamics), Experimental methods, Gages
Proceedings Papers

Estimating Track Capacity Based on Rail Stresses and Metal Fatigue

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David Y. Jeong, A. Benjamin Perlman
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 1-10, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67001
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67001
View Paper titled, Estimating Track Capacity Based on Rail Stresses and Metal Fatigue
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Topics: Metal fatigue, Rails, Stress, Temperature, Thermal stresses, Trains, Wear, Accidents, Failure, Finite element methods
Proceedings Papers

A Dynamic Wheel/Rail Interaction Model Based on an Euler-Bernoulli Beam Rail Model

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Brad M. Hopkins, Saied Taheri
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 17-22, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67003
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67003
View Paper titled, A Dynamic Wheel/Rail Interaction Model Based on an Euler-Bernoulli Beam Rail Model
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Topics: Rails, Wheels, Algorithms, Flaw detection, Fracture (Materials), Fracture (Process), Trains, Dampers, Railroads, Springs
Proceedings Papers

Preliminary Finite Element Analysis of Locomotive Crashworthy Components

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Patricia Llana, Richard Stringfellow
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 23-33, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67006
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67006
View Paper titled, Preliminary Finite Element Analysis of Locomotive Crashworthy Components
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Topics: Crashworthiness, Finite element analysis, Locomotives, Trains, Collisions (Physics), Vehicles, Absorption, Deformation, Energy management, Finite element model
Proceedings Papers

Seattle Center Monorail Train Refurbishment Program

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Brian P. Donohue
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 115-129, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67021
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67021
View Paper titled, Seattle Center Monorail Train Refurbishment Program
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Topics: Trains, Design, Transportation systems, Vehicles, Construction, Accidents, Communications based train control, Engineering design processes, Maintenance, Programmable controllers
Proceedings Papers

Whole-Body Vibration in Locomotive Cabs

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Amanda M. DiFiore, Abdullatif K. Zaouk, Neil J. Mansfield, S. K. John Punwani
Proc. ASME. RTDF2011, ASME 2011 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 87-96, September 21–22, 2011
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2011-67016
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2011-67016
View Paper titled, Whole-Body Vibration in Locomotive Cabs
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Topics: Locomotives, Vibration, Shock (Mechanics), Trains, Accelerometers, Engineers, Rail vehicles, Trucks, Automobiles, Data collection
Proceedings Papers

Criteria and Procedures for Assessing Occupied Volume Integrity

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Michael Carolan, A. Benjamin Perlman, David C. Tyrell
Proc. ASME. RTDF2010, ASME 2010 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 113-122, October 12–13, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2010-42022
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2010-42022
View Paper titled, Criteria and Procedures for Assessing Occupied Volume Integrity
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Topics: Automobiles, Collisions (Physics), Crashworthiness, Deformation, Governments, Railroads, Rails, Regulations, Safety, Stress
Proceedings Papers

Track Health Monitoring Using Wavelets

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Brad M. Hopkins, Saied Taheri
Proc. ASME. RTDF2010, ASME 2010 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 9-15, October 12–13, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2010-42004
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2010-42004
View Paper titled, Track Health Monitoring Using Wavelets
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Topics: Wavelets, Algorithms, Signals, Flaw detection, Rails, Signal processing, Trains, Wheels, Fourier transforms, Accelerometers
Proceedings Papers

Rotational Energy Harvesting Systems for Unpowered Freight Rail Cars

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C. Nagode, M. Ahmadian, S. Taheri
Proc. ASME. RTDF2010, ASME 2010 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 179-184, October 12–13, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2010-42034
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2010-42034
View Paper titled, Rotational Energy Harvesting Systems for Unpowered Freight Rail Cars
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Topics: Automobiles, Energy harvesting, Rails, Freight cars, Railroads, Buses, Dampers, Design, Dynamometers, Electrical measurement
Proceedings Papers

An Approach to Wind Blow-Over Risk Reduction at Norfolk Southern Rwy

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G. Walter Rosenberger, Brian J. Dumont, Corey T. Pasta
Proc. ASME. RTDF2010, ASME 2010 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 139-146, October 12–13, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2010-42029
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2010-42029
View Paper titled, An Approach to Wind Blow-Over Risk Reduction at Norfolk Southern Rwy
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Topics: Risk reduction, Wind, Modeling, Coal, Control equipment, Dynamics (Mechanics), Fluid dynamics, Railroads, Rails, Traffic
Proceedings Papers

A Rail Vehicle Clearance Calculation Program

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Louis T. Klauder, Jr.
Proc. ASME. RTDF2010, ASME 2010 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 105-112, October 12–13, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2010-42018
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2010-42018
View Paper titled, A Rail Vehicle Clearance Calculation Program
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Topics: Clearances (Engineering), Rail vehicles, Vehicles, Computer software, Geometry
Proceedings Papers

Characteristics of Eddy Current Braking

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Karl W. Berger
Proc. ASME. RTDF2010, ASME 2010 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 47-50, October 12–13, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2010-42009
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2010-42009
View Paper titled, Characteristics of Eddy Current Braking
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Topics: Braking, Eddies (Fluid dynamics), Eddy currents (Electricity), Brakes, Trains, Friction, High speed rail, Railroads, Vehicles
Proceedings Papers

Mathematical Simulation of Air Suspension Failure and Derailment

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Patricia Schreiber, Nicholas Wilson
Proc. ASME. RTDF2010, ASME 2010 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 79-90, October 12–13, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2010-42016
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2010-42016
View Paper titled, Mathematical Simulation of Air Suspension Failure and Derailment
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Topics: Failure, Simulation, Transportation systems, Flanges, Geometry, Rails, Vehicles, Wheels, Dynamic response, Simulation results
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Collision Safety Improvements for Light Rail Vehicles Operating in Shared Right of Way Street Environments

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Robert T. Bocchieri, Steven W. Kirkpatrick, Claudia Navarro-Northrup, Robert A. MacNeill, Brian D. Peterson, Glenn Gough
Proc. ASME. RTDF2009, ASME 2009 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 61-70, October 20–21, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2009-18018
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2009-18018
View Paper titled, Collision Safety Improvements for Light Rail Vehicles Operating in Shared Right of Way Street Environments
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Topics: Collisions (Physics), Light rail vehicles, Roads, Safety, Automobiles, Vehicles, Computer simulation, Crashworthiness, Design, Geometry