NTL Record

Title Measurement Plan for the Characterization of the Load Environment for Cross Ties and Fasteners
Record ID 49314
Personal Name
Creator
Prause, Robert H.; Harrison, Harold D.; Arnlund, Robert C.
Source 88p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator Battelle Memorial Institute. Columbus Laboratories
Corporate
Contributor
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
Publication Date 19770401
Language English
Abstract This report was prepared as a part of the Improved Track Structures Research Program sponsored by the Office of Rail Safety Research of the Federal Railroad Administration. The report is a planning document for a track measurement program to obtain data on the service loads and reactions of cross ties and rail fasteners. These data will be used to validate analytical models for predicting track response and to provide a statistical description of track loading for design and testing improved cross ties and fastener assemblies. The report includes criteria for site selection, an evaluation of measurement parameters, instrumentation and data analysis techniques, and the development of statistical criteria for planning the measurement program
Rosap ID dot:10772
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10772
TRT Terms Railroad tracks; Track components; Railroad ties; Instrumentation; Loads; Rail fasteners; Train track dynamics
General Subjects Instrumentation; Loads; Rail fasteners; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks; Track components; Track loading; Track response investigations; Train track dynamics
Classification AGR - INFRASTRUCTURE - Railroads;
NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - RAIL TRANSPORTATION;
NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Contract Number DOT-TSC-1044
Report Number DOT-TSC-FRA-77-09; FRA/ORD-77/03; PB-271 393
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49300/49314/DOT-TSC-FRA-77-09.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository