Technology Digests

MxV Rail’s Technology Digest e-Library spans over 30 years of research and testing for the Association of American Railroads (AAR). This work was made possible by the support of the AAR and its member railroads, as well as additional partners including the Federal Railroad Administration, suppliers and vendors, and allied universities.

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Date Posted:
By
  • David Davis
  • Rafael Jimenez
  • Chris Pinney
Tags:
  • flange bearing frogs (FBF)
  • turnouts and special trackwork
Date Posted:
By
  • Kerry Jones
Tags:
  • accelerated service
  • high performance wheels (HPW)
  • revenue service
Date Posted:
By
  • Michael McHenry
  • Joseph LoPresti
Tags:
  • concrete ties
  • FAST®
  • fastener
  • track geometry
  • under tie pads
Date Posted:
By
  • Colin Basye
  • Dingqing Li
Tags:
  • ballast drains
  • ballast issues
  • embankment deformation
  • geogrid
  • track maintenance cycles
  • track settlement
Date Posted:
By
  • Megan Archuleta
  • Daniel Gutscher
  • Joseph LoPresti
Tags:
  • EWI
  • FAST®
  • head defect repair welds HDR
  • Holland Company
  • rail welding
Date Posted:
By
  • Erol Tutumluer
  • Yu Qian
  • Dingqing Li
  • Colin Basye
Tags:
  • ballast characterized
  • large-scale ballast triaxial test setup for UIUC affiliated laboratory program
Date Posted:
By
  • Samuel Hurley
  • Virginia Foster
  • Stefan Hurlebaus
  • David Davis
Tags:
  • Affiliated Laboratory Program
  • Materials & Structural Testing
  • rail neutral temperature
  • rail stress measurement
  • Texas A&M University
Date Posted:
By
  • Kerry Jones
  • Lucas Welander
Tags:
  • Materials & Structural Testing
  • nondestructive
  • phased array
  • ultrasonic
  • wheel
Date Posted:
By
  • Matthew Witte
  • Richard Chaparro
Tags:
  • machine vision
  • truck component inspection
Date Posted:
By
  • Duane Otter
  • Anna Rakoczy
  • Stephen Dick
Tags:
  • bridge rating
  • bridge repair
  • corrosion
  • deflection
  • fatigue
  • girder
  • life extension
  • monitoring
  • steel bridge
  • strain
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