RAIL STRESS COMPUTATION

File name is STRAIL. Computer Program to calculate stresses in base of rail due to vertical live loadings. Input: Class of Locomotive, Series number, Number of axles, Overall length of loco, Gross Wt, on rail, Spacing of axle. Output: Stress in base of Rail Section for various speeds.

• Corporate Authors:

  Southern Pacific Transportation Company

  1 Market Street
  San Francisco, CA  United States  94105
• Authors:
  • LUTTRELL, N W
• Publication Date: 1969

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle load force; Computer programs; Load transfer; Locomotives; Railroad rails; Speed limits; Stresses; Vehicle design
• Identifier Terms: FORTRAN (Computer program language)
• Old TRIS Terms: Axle loadings; Ibm 360; Locomotive design; Rail stress
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00098709
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Railway Engineering Association
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 1975 12:00AM