01595166

Monograph

This issue contains 14 papers on railroads. Specific topics addressed in this issue include the following: insulated rail joints; concrete tie rail seat load environment; railway transitions; rail defect inspection frequency for petroleum crude oil transportation; bolted rail joint stresses; floating bridges for light rail; and rail wear and head check initiation. In addition, papers in this issue address: fouled ballasted track; turnout geometry maintenance; railroad ballast degradation; rehabilitation of at-grade crossings; accident prediction; microwave radar vehicle detection performance; and safe passage of low-ground-clearance vehicles at highway-rail grade crossings.

English

147p

2016

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309369671

Print

Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Ballast (Railroads); Inspection; Maintenance of way; Pontoon bridges; Rail joints; Railroad grade crossings; Railroad rails; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks; Railroads; Rolling contact

Construction; Design; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

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• Application of Light Detection and Ranging Technology to Assess Safe Passage of Low-Ground-Clearance Vehicles at Highway–Rail Grade Crossings
• Decision Tree Approach to Accident Prediction for Highway–Rail Grade Crossings: Empirical Analysis
• Design and Performance of Well-Performing Railway Transitions
• Dynamic Vehicle–Track Model to Study the Effects of Track Geometry and Vehicle–Track Interaction on Concrete Tie Rail Seat Load Environment
• Effects of Rail Hardness on Rail Wear and Head Check Initiation
• Evaluating the Correlation Between the Geotechnical Index and the Electromagnetic Properties of Fouled Ballasted Track by a Full-Scale Laboratory Model
• Finite Element Analysis of the Effects of Bolt Condition on Bolted Rail Joint Stresses
• How to Put Light Rail on a Floating Bridge: Experimental Evaluation of a Novel Approach
• Influence of Track Variables and Product Design on Insulated Rail Joints
• Microwave Radar Vehicle Detection Performance at Railroad Grade Crossings with Quad Gates in Normal and Adverse Weather Conditions
• Morphological Characterization of Railroad Ballast Degradation Trends in the Field and Laboratory
• Rehabilitation of Railway–Highway At-Grade Crossings: Recommendations and Guides
• Risk-Based Optimization of Rail Defect Inspection Frequency for Petroleum Crude Oil Transportation
• Use of Power Spectral Density for Effective Turnout Geometry Maintenance