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Parameters Affecting Lateral Track Strength After Surfacing

Stephen Wilk
Proc. ASME. JRC2022, 2022 Joint Rail Conference, V001T01A005, April 20–21, 2022
Paper No: JRC2022-78724
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2022-78724
View Paper titled, Parameters Affecting Lateral Track Strength After Surfacing
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Topics: Buckling, Density, Particulate matter, Rails, Risk, Risk assessment, Stability, Temperature, Testing, Transportation systems
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Automated People Mover Technology Review - A Mobility Tool for Large Capacity Airports and Connecting Transit Systems

Fábio C. Barbosa
Proc. ASME. JRC2022, 2022 Joint Rail Conference, V001T06A001, April 20–21, 2022
Paper No: JRC2022-78132
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2022-78132
View Paper titled, Automated People Mover Technology Review - A Mobility Tool for Large Capacity Airports and Connecting Transit Systems
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Topics: Mechanical admittance, Transportation systems, Steel, Vehicles, Cables, Concretes, Electric motors, Rubber, Traffic, Trains
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Optimal Positioning of Wayside Energy Storage Systems in Local Transportation Networks

Philip Otto, Peter Gratzfeld
Proc. ASME. JRC2021, 2021 Joint Rail Conference, V001T09A001, April 20–21, 2021
Paper No: JRC2021-58018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2021-58018
View Paper titled, Optimal Positioning of Wayside Energy Storage Systems in Local Transportation Networks
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Topics: Energy storage, Transportation systems
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Monorail Technology Review - a Medium Capacity Transit Solution for Space Constrained Urban Environments - a Technical and Operational Review

Fábio C. Barbosa
Proc. ASME. JRC2021, 2021 Joint Rail Conference, V001T08A002, April 20–21, 2021
Paper No: JRC2021-58382
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2021-58382
View Paper titled, Monorail Technology Review - a Medium Capacity Transit Solution for Space Constrained Urban Environments - a Technical and Operational Review
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Topics: Cities, Reliability, Rail transportation, Vehicles, Concretes, Density, Mechanical admittance, Poles (Building), Pressing, Public utilities
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Raking Impact of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank: Results of Test No. 2 and Analysis

Karina Jacobsen, Michael Carolan
Proc. ASME. JRC2021, 2021 Joint Rail Conference, V001T06A002, April 20–21, 2021
Paper No: JRC2021-58421
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2021-58421
View Paper titled, Raking Impact of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank: Results of Test No. 2 and Analysis
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Topics: Diesel, Fuel storage, Stress, Testing, Safety, Finite element model, Impact testing, Locomotives, Regulations, Accidents
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Secondary Impact Protection for Locomotive Engineers – Improved Airbag Design

Jeffrey Gordon, Florentina M. Gantoi, Som P. Singh, Anand Prabhakaran
Proc. ASME. JRC2021, 2021 Joint Rail Conference, V001T06A003, April 20–21, 2021
Paper No: JRC2021-58523
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2021-58523
View Paper titled, Secondary Impact Protection for Locomotive Engineers – Improved Airbag Design
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Topics: Airbags, Design, Engineers, Locomotives, Knee, Wounds, Engineering simulation, Motor vehicles, Railroads, Safety
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Aluminum Stainless Steel Conductor Technology: Current Adoption by North American Transit Authorities

Keith Forman
Proc. ASME. JRC2021, 2021 Joint Rail Conference, V001T09A003, April 20–21, 2021
Paper No: JRC2021-58498
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2021-58498
View Paper titled, Aluminum Stainless Steel Conductor Technology: Current Adoption by North American Transit Authorities
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Topics: Aluminum, Stainless steel, Rails, Steel, Composite materials, Electrical efficiency, Rail transportation, Transportation systems, Weight (Mass), Cities
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A Literature Review on Railroad Tank Car Thermal Protection Systems

Zheyong Bian, Nathalie Carchi, Xiang Liu
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T06A006, April 20–22, 2020
Paper No: JRC2020-8099
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8099
View Paper titled, A Literature Review on Railroad Tank Car Thermal Protection Systems
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Topics: Railway tank cars, Fire, Hazardous substances, Testing, Flames, Heat, Heating, Petroleum, Rails, Transportation systems
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Estimating the Inner Ring Defect Size and Residual Service Life of Freight Railcar Bearings Using Vibration Signatures

Jennifer Lima, Constantine Tarawneh, Jesse Aguilera, Jonas Cuanang
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T09A003, April 20–22, 2020
Paper No: JRC2020-8059
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8059
View Paper titled, Estimating the Inner Ring Defect Size and Residual Service Life of Freight Railcar Bearings Using Vibration Signatures
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Topics: Bearings, Service life (Equipment), Vibration, Condition monitoring, Maintenance, Railroads, Sensors, Trains, Risk, Temperature
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Origins and Current Status of the Different Communications-Based Train Control Products

Kenneth Diemunsch, Nagaratnam Rabindran
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T11A002, April 20–22, 2020
Paper No: JRC2020-8020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8020
View Paper titled, Origins and Current Status of the Different Communications-Based Train Control Products
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Topics: Communications based train control, Signals, Rails, China, Control systems, Engineers, Maintenance, Mechanical admittance, Railroads, Traffic
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2019 Nominations for ASME Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark Status: Rail Transportation Category

Michael E. Iden
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T07A002, April 20–22, 2020
Paper No: JRC2020-8056
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8056
View Paper titled, 2019 Nominations for ASME Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark Status: Rail Transportation Category
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Topics: Mechanical engineering, Rail transportation, Locomotives, Diesel engines, Engineering prototypes, Railroads, Cycles, Diesel, Adhesion, Engines
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Optimization of Railroad Bearing Health Monitoring System for Wireless Utilization

Jonas Cuanang, Constantine Tarawneh, Martin Amaro, Jr., Jennifer Lima, Heinrich Foltz
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T03A007, April 20–22, 2020
Paper No: JRC2020-8060
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8060
View Paper titled, Optimization of Railroad Bearing Health Monitoring System for Wireless Utilization
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Topics: Bearings, Monitoring systems, Optimization, Railroads, Algorithms, Vibration, Condition monitoring, Sensors, Temperature, Acoustics
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Optimizing Power Consumption of Freight Railroad Bearings Using Laboratory Experimental Data

Carlos E. Lopez, III, Constantine Tarawneh, Arturo Fuentes, Harry Siegal
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T02A004, April 20–22, 2020
Paper No: JRC2020-8058
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8058
View Paper titled, Optimizing Power Consumption of Freight Railroad Bearings Using Laboratory Experimental Data
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Topics: Bearings, Energy consumption, Railroads, Energy efficiency, Trains, Stress, Temperature, Approximation, Diesel, Energy generation
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Raking Impact of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank: Tests and Anaylsis

Karina Jacobsen, Michael Carolan
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T09A005, April 20–22, 2020
Paper No: JRC2020-8088
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8088
View Paper titled, Raking Impact of a Diesel Multiple Unit Fuel Tank: Tests and Anaylsis
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Topics: Diesel, Fuel storage, Impact testing, Locomotives, Stress, Testing, Finite element analysis, Regulations, Safety, Accidents
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A Literature Review on Rail Transport of Hazmat Release Risk Analysis

Zheyong Bian, Xiang Liu
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T09A006, April 20–22, 2020
Paper No: JRC2020-8098
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8098
View Paper titled, A Literature Review on Rail Transport of Hazmat Release Risk Analysis
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Topics: Rails, Risk analysis, Automobiles, Trains, Accidents, Transportation systems, Failure, Railroads, Hazardous substances, Risk
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Characterize Rail Crack Pattern Through Image Analysis

Ryan DeVine, Yu Qian, Yi Wang, Shaofeng Wang, Dimitris Rizos
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T08A016, April 20–22, 2020
Paper No: JRC2020-8121
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8121
View Paper titled, Characterize Rail Crack Pattern Through Image Analysis
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Topics: Fracture (Materials), Rails, Crack detection, Filtration, Surface cracks, Aircraft, Edge detection, Fatigue, Friction, Fuel efficiency
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Hyperloop Concept Technological and Operational Review: The Potential to Fill Rail Niche Markets

Fábio C. Barbosa
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T03A004, April 20–22, 2020
Paper No: JRC2020-8033
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8033
View Paper titled, Hyperloop Concept Technological and Operational Review: The Potential to Fill Rail Niche Markets
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Topics: Rails, Commercial air transport, Engineering prototypes, Safety, Vacuum, Air pollution control, Cooling, Electricity (Physics), Entrepreneurs, High speed rail
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Field Investigation of Broken Cut Spikes on Elastic Fasteners Using Instrumented Spikes at FAST

Yin Gao, Mike McHenry, Megan Brice, Jay Baillargeon
Proc. ASME. JRC2020, 2020 Joint Rail Conference, V001T08A005, April 20–22, 2020
Paper No: JRC2020-8057
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2020-8057
View Paper titled, Field Investigation of Broken Cut Spikes on Elastic Fasteners Using Instrumented Spikes at FAST
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Topics: Fasteners, Testing, Railroads, Fatigue limit, Screws, Stress, Transportation systems, Bending (Stress), Computer simulation, Failure mechanisms
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Prototyping a Conductive Polymer Steering Pad for Rail Freight Service

Anthony A. Villarreal, Constantine Tarawneh, Miguel Ontiveros, James Aranda, Robert Jones
Proc. ASME. JRC2019, 2019 Joint Rail Conference, V001T02A002, April 9–12, 2019
Paper No: JRC2019-1286
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2019-1286
View Paper titled, Prototyping a Conductive Polymer Steering Pad for Rail Freight Service
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Topics: Polymers, Rails, Stress, Composite materials, Copper, Design, Railroads, Carbon, Electrical conductivity, Electrical resistivity
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Defect Growth Characterization in Modern Rail Steels

David Y. Jeong, Pawel B. Woelke, Herman F. Nied, John N. DuPont, Sena Kizildemir, Fred B. Fletcher, John W. Hutchinson
Proc. ASME. JRC2019, 2019 Joint Rail Conference, V001T01A006, April 9–12, 2019
Paper No: JRC2019-1265
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/JRC2019-1265
View Paper titled, Defect Growth Characterization in Modern Rail Steels
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Topics: Rails, Steel, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Fatigue cracks, Fracture (Materials), Fracture (Process), Railroads, Testing, ASTM International, Collaboration