NTL Record

Title General Vehicle Test Plan (GVTP) for Urban Rail Transit Cars
Record ID 49409
Personal Name
Creator
Neat, George W.; Lotz, Robert; Kasameyer, Robert; Oren, Raymond
Source 346p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator Boeing Vertol Company
Corporate
Contributor
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Publisher United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Publication Date 19770901
Language English
Abstract The General Vehicle Test Plan provides a system for general vehicle testing and for documenting and utilizing data and information in the testing of urban rail transit cars. Test procedures are defined for nine categories: (1) Performance; (2) Power Consumption; (3) Power System Interaction; (4) Adhesion; (5) Ride Roughness; (6) Passenger Compartment Noise; (7) Community Noise; (8) Simulated Revenue Service; (9) Structure Dynamics. The procedures can be adapted to any vehicle in the general class of urban rail vehicles. They are derived from testing on UMTA's Rail Transit Test Track in Pueblo, Colorado. In addition, these procedures can be modified for use on other urban rail tracks as required. Specifications are included for instrumentation required to implement the tests. Data processing and analysis requirements are defined by specifying standard output formats for the parameters of interest.
Rosap ID dot:10860
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10860
TRT Terms Acoustic measuring instruments; Acoustics; Adhesion; Dynamic structural analysis; Dynamic tests; Energy consumption; Noise control; Passenger cars; Performance based specifications; Railroad cars; Rapid transit; Research; Revenues; Ride quality; Specifications; Structural analysis; Tests; Urban transportation; Vehicle design
General Subjects Noise reduction; Performance specifications; Structural analysis; Acoustic measurement
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Contract Number DOT-TSC-580
Report Number DOT-TSC-UMTA-75-16; UMTA-MA-06-0025-75-14; PB-250 575
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49400/49409/generalvehiclete00neat.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository