PUEBLO FACILITY TESTS ADVANCES IN RAIL-DEFECT-DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES
Evaluations of various types of detector cars operating over known defects are being conducted at the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) on the Rail Defect Test Facility (RDTF) located on a gauntlet track. The RDTF provides the member railroads, the FRA, and the contractors with a tool to assess detection technologies over known defects in a controlled environment. The rails on the track contain defects found during in-service rail-flaw inspection performed by railroad inspection crews or their rail inspection contractors. The internal defects in rail occur as a consequence of the rail manufacturing process and the accumulation of fatigue under repeated loading. Detection of the rail defects before they progress to complete failure is thus very important. The efforts at TTCI are focusing on new developments in current technologies, the development of new and emerging technologies, and the use of computer software/neural networks to enhance signal interpretation and operator training.
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Corporate Authors:
Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
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New York, NY United States 10014 -
Authors:
- Garcia, G
- Reiff, R
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Conference:
- Integrating the Transportation Business Using GIS. Proceedings of the 1998 Geographic Information Systems for Transportation (GIS-T) Symposium
- Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date: 1998-4-20 to 1998-4-22
- Publication Date: 1999-3
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 19-24
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Serial:
- Railway Track and Structures
- Volume: 95
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
- ISSN: 0033-9016
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Benchmarks; Defects; Detection and identification systems; Flaw detection; Inspection; Magnetic induction; Railroad tracks; Technology assessment; Test facilities; Ultrasonic tests
- Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00760871
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 28 1999 12:00AM