RailTEC Journal Articles
2017
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2017. Laboratory investigation of the Skl-style fastening system's lateral load performance under heavy haul freight railroad loads. Engineering Structures. 139 (2017): 71-80. doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.02.039. -
2017. Railway Engineering Education Symposium: Evolving to rebuild a growing rail academic community. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2608: 96-104. doi:10.3141/2608-11. -
2017. Freight-train derailment rates for railroad safety and risk analysis. Accident Analysis and Prevention. 98 (2017): 1-7. doi:10.1016/j.aap.2016.09.012. -
2017. Economics and planning of short haul and short line railway intermodal rail service: Lessons from previous and current operations. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2608 (2017): 105-114. -
2017. Improving the abrasion resistance of concrete to mitigate concrete crosstie rail seat deterioration (RSD). American Society of Testing Materials International Materials Performance and Characterization. 6 (1): 521-534. doi:10.1520/MPC20170051. -
2017. Evaluation of dynamic and impact wheel load factors and their application in design processes. Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 231 (1): 33-43. doi:10.1177/0954409715619454. -
2017. Worldwide railway skeleton network: Extraction methodology and preliminary analysis. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 18 (8): 2206-2216. doi:doi 10.1109/TITS.2016.2632998. -
2017. Finite element analysis of rail end bolt-hole and fillet stress on bolted rail joints. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2607: 33-42.
2016
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2016. Finite element modelling and field validation of prestressed concrete sleepers and fastening systems. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. 12 (5): 631-646. doi:10.1080/15732479.2015.1034140. -
2016. Operational schedule flexibility and infrastructure investment: capacity trade-off on single-track railways. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2546: 1-8. doi:10.3141/2546-01. -
2016. Effect of particle intrusion on rail seat load distributions on heavy haul freight railroads. International Journal of Rail Transportation. 4 (2): 98-112. doi:10.1080/23248378.2016.1157048. -
2016. Fault tree analysis of adjacent track accidents on shared-use rail corridors. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2546: 129-136. doi:10.3141/2546-16. -
2016. Risk-based optimization of rail defect inspection frequency for petroleum crude oil transportation. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2545: 27-35. doi:10.3141/2545-04. -
2016. Analyzing the transition from single- to double-track railway lines with nonlinear regression analysis. Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 230 (8): 1877-1889. doi:10.1177/0954409715616998. -
2016. Model for optimal selection of projects to improve running time and operating cost efficiency on passenger rail corridors. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2546: 33-42. doi:10.3141/2546-05. -
2016. Methods for quantifying rail seat loads and a review of previous experimentation. Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 230 (3): 935-945. doi:10.1177/0954409715569862. -
2016. Temperature-induced curl behavior of prestressed concrete and its effect on railroad crossties. Construction and Building Materials. 115 (2016): 319-326. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.04.039. -
2016. Optimizing train stopping patterns and schedules for high-speed passenger rail corridors. Transportation Research Part C. 63 (2016): 126-146. doi:10.1016/j.trc.2015.12.007. -
2016. Numerical and experimental study on dynamic behaviour of concrete sleeper track caused by wheel flat. International Journal of Rail Transportation. 4 (1): 1-19. doi:10.1080/23248378.2015.1123657. -
2016. Finite element analysis of the effects of bolt condition on bolted rail joint stresses. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2545: 36-45. doi:10.3141/2545-05.
2015
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2015. Capacity of single-track railway lines with short sidings to support operation of long freight trains. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2475: 95-101. -
2015. Methods of analyzing and comparing energy efficiency of passenger rail systems. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2475: 54-62. doi:10.3141/2475-07. -
2015. Sensitivity of freight and passenger rail fuel efficiency to infrastructure, equipment, and operating factors. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2476: 59-66. doi:10.3141/2476-09. -
2015. Examination of the effect of concrete crosstie rail seat deterioration on rail seat load distribution. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2476: 1-7. doi:10.3141/2476-01. -
2015. Cost and delay of railroad timber and concrete crosstie maintenance and replacement. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2476: 37-44. doi:10.3141/2476-06. -
2015. Characterization of geogrid reinforced ballast behavior at different levels of degradation through triaxial shear strength test and discrete element modeling. Geotextiles and Geomembranes. 43 (5): 393-402. doi:10.1016/j.geotexmem.2015.04.012. -
2015. Ballast settlement ramp to mitigate differential settlement in a bridge transition zone. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2476: 45-52. doi:10.3141/2476-07. -
2015. Multicriteria high-speed rail route selection: application to Malaysia’s high-speed rail corridor prioritization. Transportation Planning and Technology. 38 (2): 200-213. doi:10.1080/03081060.2014.997446. -
2015. Impact of passenger train capacity and level of service on shared rail corridors with multiple types of freight trains. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2475: 63-71. doi:10.3141/2475-08. -
2015. Improving regenerative energy receptivity in metro transit systems: Coordinated train control algorithm. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2534: 48-56. -
2015. Quantification of the lateral forces in concrete sleeper fastening systems. Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 230 (7): 1714-1721. doi:10.1177/0954409715616997. -
2015. Parametric study on the distribution of longitudinal load in railway track under dynamic wheel loading using finite element analysis. SSRG International Journal of Civil Engineering. 2 (5): 13-27.
2014
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2014. Influence of size and shape properties of railroad ballast on aggregate packing: Statistical analysis. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2448: 94-104. -
2014. Highway-Rail grade crossing safety challenges for shared operations of high-speed passenger and heavy freight rail in the U.S. Safety Science. 68 (2014): 128-137. doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2014.03.003. -
2014. Parametric study on damage and load demand of prestressed concrete crosstie and fastening systems. Engineering Failure Analysis. 46 (2014): 49-61. doi:10.1016/j.engfailanal.2014.08.002. -
2014. Effect of train-type heterogeneity on single-track heavy haul railway line capacity. Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 228 (8): 845-856. doi:10.1177/0954409713496762. -
2014. Field study of load path in rail and concrete crosstie system. Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering. 14 (2014): 29-38. -
2014. Investigation of the mechanics of rail seat deterioration and methods to improve the abrasion resistance of concrete sleeper rail seats. Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 228 (6): 581-589. doi:10.1177/0954409714530911. -
2014. Optimization of ultrasonic rail-defect inspection for improving railway transportation safety and efficiency. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering. 140 (10): 04014048. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)TE.1943-5436.0000697. -
2014. Probability analysis of multiple-tank-car release incidents in railway hazardous materials transportation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 276: 442-451. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.05.029. -
2014. An integrated approach to dynamic analysis of railroad track transitions behavior. Transportation Geotechnics. 1 (2014): 188-200. doi:10.1016/j.trgeo.2014.07.001. -
2014. Investigation of geogrid-reinforced railroad ballast behavior using large-scale triaxial testing and discrete element modeling. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2462: 98-108. doi:10.3141/2462-12. -
2014. Characterizing ballast degradation through Los Angeles abrasion test and image analysis. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2448: 142-151. doi:10.3141/2448-17. -
2014. Simulating ballast shear strength from large scale triaxial tests: Discrete element method. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2374: 126-135. -
2014. Overview of issues and research related to special trackwork for shared high-speed-rail passenger and heavy-axle-load freight operations. Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 228 (5): 557-565. doi:10.1177/0954409713486260. -
2014. Environmental risk analysis of hazardous material rail transportation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 264: 560-569. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.10.051. -
2014. Comparison of capacity expansion strategies for single-track railway lines with sparse sidings. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2448: 53-61. doi:10.3141/2448-07. -
2014. Optimization of siding location for single-track lines. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2448: 71-79. doi:10.3141/2448-09. -
2014. Investigation of material improvements to mitigate the effects of abrasion mechanisms of concrete crosstie rail seat deterioration. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering. 140 (2): 04013009. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)TE.1943-5436.0000616. -
2014. Load characterization techniques and overview of loading environment in North America. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2448: 80-86. doi:10.3141/2448-10.