COMPUTE RAIL STRESSES

File name is RAILST. Computer program. Computer Rail Stresses for non-standard and in various road bed conditions. Input: Rail Wt. moment of inertia, Section Modulus, Foundation Modulus, No. of Units (LOCO or CAR), Class of LOCO, Series number, Length, Axle Load, spacing. 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; Mechanical stability; Railroad rails; Railroad tracks; Speed limits; Stresses; Vehicle design
• Identifier Terms: FORTRAN (Computer program language)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Track stability
• Old TRIS Terms: Axle loadings; Ibm 360; Locomotive design; Rail sections; Rail stress
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00098710
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Railway Engineering Association
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 1976 12:00AM