Railroads: Track, Equipment, and Safety, Volume 2, 2015. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2476.

摘要

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2476, explores 18 papers related to railroad track, equipment, and safety, including: Examination of the Effect of Concrete Crosstie Rail Seat Deterioration on Rail Seat Load Distribution. Influence of Frequency-Dependent Dynamic Parameters of Rail Pads on Environmental Vibration Induced by Subways in a Tunnel. Impact of Water Level Rise on the Behaviors of Railway Track Structure and Substructure: Full-Scale Experimental Investigation. Use of Matrix-Based Tactile Surface Sensors to Assess Fine-Scale Ballast–Tie Interface Pressure Distribution in Railroad Track. Use of Conventional Site. Investigation Parameters to Calculate Critical Velocity of Trains from Rayleigh Waves. Cost and Delay of Railroad Timber and Concrete Crosstie Maintenance and Replacement Ballast Settlement Ramp to Mitigate Differential Settlement in a Bridge Transition Zone. Evaluation of Tie Support at Transition Zones. Sensitivity of Freight and Passenger Rail Fuel Efficiency to Infrastructure, Equipment, and Operating Factors. Data-Driven Wheel Wear Modeling and Reprofiling Strategy Optimization for Metro Systems. Distracted Motor Vehicle Driving at Highway–Rail Grade Crossings. Macroscopic Models for Accident Prediction at Railroad Grade Crossings: Comparisons with U.S. Department of Transportation Accident Prediction Formula. Light Rail Crossing Safety Performance Functions. Benefits of IdaShield Signs at Highway–Rail Crossings in Idaho: Crash Analysis and Usability Assessment Survey. Traffic Safety at Road–Rail Level Crossings Using a Driving Simulator and Traffic Simulation. Statistical Temporal Analysis of Freight Train Derailment Rates in the United States: 2000 to 2012. Railway Accidents Caused by Human Error: Historic Analysis of UK Railways, 1945 to 2012.