FREIGHT CAR TRUCK DESIGN OPTIMIZATION. VOLUME VI. CRITIQUE OF PHASE I. TEST SERIES RESULTS REPORTS

The major output resulting from the Phase I effort which is of interest to railroads, suppliers, and the Phase II contractor was the series of Test Results Reports, which contained summary commentary and selected processed data from the field testing. Because of the importance of the content of these collections of data and the quantity of data involved, these reports are addressed in considerable detail in this report.

• Record URL:
  https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/freight-car-truck-design-optimization-vol-vi-critique-phase-i-test-series-results-reports
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volumes 1 through 5 in RRIS 02 175504-175508 respectively; Bulletin 7802.
• Corporate Authors:

  Mitre Corporation

  1820 Dolley Madison Boulevard
  McLean, VA  United States  22102

  Federal Railroad Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • MUHLENBERG, J D
• Publication Date: 1978-2

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 30 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Design; Field tests; Freight cars; Information processing; Loads; Mathematical models; Optimization; Railroad cars; Railroad tracks; Research projects; Tests; Train track dynamics; Trucks; Vehicle design; Vehicle dynamics
• Old TRIS Terms: Freight car dynamics
• Subject Areas: Design; Motor Carriers; Railroads; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00175509
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FRA/ORD-78/12.VI Tech Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FR-54090
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 31 1978 12:00AM