Railroad Track Mechanics and Technology
Proceedings of a Symposium Held at Princeton University, April 21 - 23, 1975
Published on 28. June 2014
446 pages
978-1-4831-8821-8 (ISBN)
Description
Railroad Track Mechanics and Technology is a collection of paper that discusses the advancement in the various areas of railroad track technology. The title's emphasis is on tackling the concerns that revolve around the track-train interaction. The first part of the text presents the articles about general topics, which include the FRA track research program and balanced national transportation budget. Next, the selection presents the technical materials, such as railroad track structure for high-speed lines; cause and effects of wheel load variation on the high-speed operating line; and the effect of lateral loads on track movement. The book will be of great use to the engineers and technicians who work in rail way transportation industry.
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Content
Chapter 1: GETTING DOWN TO BASICS
Chapter 2: THE FRA TRACK RESEARCH PROGRAM: ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 3: A BALANCED NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION BUDGET - A GROWING POSSIBILITY
TECHNICAL PAPERS
Chapter 4: RAILROAD TRACK STRUCTURE FOR HIGH-SPEED LINES
Chapter 5: CAUSE AND EFFECTS OF WHEEL LOAD VARIATION ON THE HIGH SPEED OPERATING LINE
Chapter 6: FORCES AND BEHAVIOR OF RAILROAD TRACKS AT VERY HIGH TRAIN SPEEDS; STANDARDS ADOPTED BY SNCF FOR ITS FUTURE HIGH SPEED LINES (250 to 300 km/h)
Chapter 7: THE EFFECT OF LATERAL LOADS ON TRACK MOVEMENT
Chapter 8: LATERAL BUCKLING OF RAILROAD TRACKS DUE TO CONSTRAINED THERMAL EXPANSIONS - A CRITICAL SURVEY
Chapter 9: THE EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF THE AXIAL AND LATERAL TRACK-BALLAST RESISTANCE
Chapter 10: RECENT INVESTIGATIONS OF THE DYNAMIC MODULUS OF ELASTICITY OF THE TRACK IN BALLAST WITH REGARD TO HIGH SPEEDS
Chapter 11: THE CURRENT STATUS OF MEASUREMENTS AND EVALUATION TECHNIQUES FOR STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND MEASURED AT THE TRACK
Chapter 12: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYTICAL MODELS FOR RAILROAD TRACK DYNAMICS
Chapter 13: DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRESTRESSED CONCRETE TIE IN THE USA
Chapter 14: THE MECHANICS OF RAIL FASTENERS FOR CONCRETE SLAB TRACK
Chapter 15: REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT OF RAILROAD RAIL IN SERVICE
Chapter 16: A REVIEW OF RAIL-WHEEL CONTACT STRESS PROBLEMS
Chapter 17: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FRACTURE MECHANICS OF RAILROAD RAILS
Chapter 18: SELECTION AND PERFORMANCE OF RAILROAD BALLAST
Chapter 19: A CONTRIBUTION TO BALLAST MECHANICS
Chapter 20: DEFORMATION OF RAILWAY BALLAST UNDER REPEATED LOADING CONDITIONS
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