Railroad Track Mechanics and Technology : Proceedings of a Symposium Held at Princeton University, April 21 - 23, 1975

Railroad Track Mechanics and Technology is a collection of paper that discusses the advancement in the various areas of railroad track technology. The title's emphasis is on tackling the concerns that revolve around the track-train interaction. The first part of the text presents the articles about general topics, which include the FRA track research program and balanced national transportation budget. Next, the selection presents the technical materials, such as railroad track structure for high-speed lines; cause and effects of wheel load variation on the high-speed operating line; and the effect of lateral loads on track movement. The book will be of great use to the engineers and technicians who work in rail way transportation industry. Content: Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv PREFACE, Pages vii-viii, Robert E. Parsons INTRODUCTION, Pages ix-x, Arnold D. Kerr SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM, Pages xi-xiii GETTING DOWN TO BASICS, Pages 3-8, L. Stanley Crane THE FRA TRACK RESEARCH PROGRAM: ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT, Pages 9-23, William B. O'Sullivan A BALANCED NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION BUDGET — A GROWING POSSIBILITY, Pages 25-35, Richard E. Briggs RAILROAD TRACK STRUCTURE FOR HIGH-SPEED LINES, Pages 39-61, Josef Eisenmann CAUSE AND EFFECTS OF WHEEL LOAD VARIATION ON THE HIGH SPEED OPERATING LINE, Pages 63-78, Yoshihiko Sato, Yutaka Satoh FORCES AND BEHAVIOR OF RAILROAD TRACKS AT VERY HIGH TRAIN SPEEDS; STANDARDS ADOPTED BY SNCF FOR ITS FUTURE HIGH SPEED LINES (250 to 300 km/h), Pages 79-108, A. Prud'homme THE EFFECT OF LATERAL LOADS ON TRACK MOVEMENT, Pages 109-140, Charles O. Frederick LATERAL BUCKLING OF RAILROAD TRACKS DUE TO CONSTRAINED THERMAL EXPANSIONS — A CRITICAL SURVEY, Pages 141-169, Arnold D. Kerr THE EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF THE AXIAL AND LATERAL TRACK-BALLAST RESISTANCE, Pages 171-196, Pierre Dogneton RECENT INVESTIGATIONS OF THE DYNAMIC MODULUS OF ELASTICITY OF THE TRACK IN BALLAST WITH REGARD TO HIGH SPEEDS, Pages 197-221, Fritz Birmann THE CURRENT STATUS OF MEASUREMENTS AND EVALUATION TECHNIQUES FOR STRUCTURE-BORNE SOUND MEASURED AT THE TRACK, Pages 223-237, Lorenz Steinbeisser THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYTICAL MODELS FOR RAILROAD TRACK DYNAMICS, Pages 239-263, D.R. Ahlbeck, H.C. Meacham, R.H. Prause DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRESTRESSED CONCRETE TIE IN THE USA, Pages 265-281, John W. Weber THE MECHANICS OF RAIL FASTENERS FOR CONCRETE SLAB TRACK, Pages 283-301, Bernard Bramall REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT OF RAILROAD RAIL IN SERVICE, Pages 303-322, Roger K. Steele A REVIEW OF RAIL—WHEEL CONTACT STRESS PROBLEMS, Pages 323-351, Burton Paul AN INTRODUCTION TO THE FRACTURE MECHANICS OF RAILROAD RAILS, Pages 353-368, Daniel H. Stone SELECTION AND PERFORMANCE OF RAILROAD BALLAST, Pages 369-386, Gerald P. Raymond, Paul N. Gaskin, Otto Svec A CONTRIBUTION TO BALLAST MECHANICS, Pages 387-404, Karl Klugar DEFORMATION OF RAILWAY BALLAST UNDER REPEATED LOADING CONDITIONS, Pages 405-425, M.J. Shenton INDEX, Pages 427-431