Monitoring and Managing Wheel Condition and Loading

Damaged wheels, hot bearings and bad loading practices are increasingly recognized as major contributors to the hazards and costs of the rail industry. To improve both safety and economy, rail operators need vehicle condition data. A combination of wheel, bearing and load monitoring integrated by an effective database application can present the necessary information in a way that can be used productively. Teknis has developed a system that provides accurate in-motion weighing and comprehensive analysis of load distribution plus defect detection and classification at wheel, bogie, wagon and train levels. Teknis' Wheel Impact Load Detector (WILD) is designed to allow track and structure owners to monitor the vehicles running on their rails and rolling stock owners to optimize their maintenance scheduling. The system is low-cost, quick to install and maintain and requires no modification to the track. This paper presents an overview of the technology and operational results reported by National Rail.

• Record URL:
  http://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/1999/RP9901.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  490 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20594

  International Transportation Safety Association

  Apeldoorn,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Lechowicz, Stephen
  • Hunt, Chris
• Conference:
  • Transportation Recording: 2000 and Beyond. International Symposium on Transportation Recorders
  • Location: Arlington VA, United States
  • Date: 1999-5-3 to 1999-5-5
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; Glossary; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 205-239
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Transportation Recorders. Transportation Recording: 2000 and Beyond, May 3-5, 1999, Arlington, Virginia

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearings; Car trucks (Railroads); Car wheels (Railroads); Defects; Detection and identification; Freight cars; Load transfer; Maintenance; Monitoring; Operations; Railroad cars; Railroad trains; Technology; Wheel loads
• Uncontrolled Terms: Condition data
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01088105
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 2008 12:31PM