SEARCHING FOR SAFER TANK CARS

Railroads need safer, more reliable ways of transporting commodities in tank cars. The Article discusses research being done at the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) to evaluate nondestructive techniques (NDTs) authorized for use by the Code of Federal Regulations. Among accomplishments to date are: baseline inspection of tank cars; master gauge development; establishment of a tank car defect library; validation of NDT methods; and development of baseline probability of detection (POD) curves for NDT methods.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/1586268
• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  345 Hudson Street
  New York, NY  United States  10014
• Authors:
  • Stone, D
  • Smith, K
• Publication Date: 2000-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 2 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Age
  • Volume: 201
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-8826
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwayage.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Base lines; Defects; Detection and identification; Fatigue tests; Flaw detection; Nondestructive tests; Railroad safety; Tank cars
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00794351
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 24 2000 12:00AM