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Proceedings Papers

Seasonal Effect on the Optimization of Rail Defect Inspection Frequency

Xiang Liu, C. Tyler Dick, Alexander Lovett, Mohd Rapik Saat, Christopher P. L. Barkan
Proc. ASME. RTDF2013, ASME 2013 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, V001T01A008, October 15–17, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2013-4711
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2013-4711
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Topics: Inspection, Optimization, Rails, Railroads, Safety, Trains, Rail transportation, Risk, Risk management
Proceedings Papers

ASME Rail Transportation Division’s Historical Mechanical Engineering Landmarks: Preserving History and Heritage for the Future

Cameron Lonsdale, Allen Bieber, Michael Burshtin
Proc. ASME. RTDF2013, ASME 2013 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, V001T01A018, October 15–17, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2013-4730
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2013-4730
View Paper titled, ASME Rail Transportation Division’s Historical Mechanical Engineering Landmarks: Preserving History and Heritage for the Future
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Topics: Mechanical engineering, Rail transportation, Railroads, Locomotives, ASME honors and awards, Maintenance, Safety, Steam
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Phoenix Light Rail Vehicle Front End Design Review With Crash Energy Management Bumper

Brian P. Donohue
Proc. ASME. RTDF2010, ASME 2010 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 67-78, October 12–13, 2010
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2010-42015
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2010-42015
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Topics: Design, Energy management, Light rail vehicles, Rails, Roads, Damage, Highways, Intersections, Rail transportation, Safety
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Collision Safety Improvements for Light Rail Vehicles Operating in Shared Right of Way Street Environments

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
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Topics: Collisions (Physics), Light rail vehicles, Roads, Safety, Automobiles, Vehicles, Computer simulation, Crashworthiness, Design, Geometry
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Increase of Railway Transportation Safety by a New Method of Determination of Wheel Pair and Rail Wear and Damage

Nikoloz Mgebrishvili, Marina Tatanashvili, Tengiz Nadiradze, Ketevan Kekelia
Proc. ASME. RTDF2007, ASME 2007 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 117-121, September 11–12, 2007
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2007-46024
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46024
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Topics: Damage, Rail transportation, Rails, Safety, Wear, Wheels, Railroads, Automatic control, Computers, Conceptual design
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Dynamic Behavior of Different Wheel Profiles and Their Sensitivities to Track Characteristics

Asghar Nasr, Mahdi Mehrgou
Proc. ASME. RTDF2007, ASME 2007 Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, 77-86, September 11–12, 2007
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: RTDF2007-46020
https://doi.org/10.1115/RTDF2007-46020
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Topics: Wheels, Rails, Railroads, Rail transportation, Safety, Stress, Vehicles, Wear