RailTEC Publications

2017

• Edwards, J.R., M.S. Dersch and R.G. Kernes. 2017. Improved Concrete Crosstie and Fastening Systems for US High Speed Passenger Rail and Joint Corridors: Volume 1 – Project Summary Report. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC.
• Edwards, J.R., M.S. Dersch and R.G. Kernes. 2017. Improved Concrete Crosstie and Fastening Systems for US High Speed Passenger Rail and Joint Corridors: Volume 2. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC.
• Edwards, J.R., Z. Gao, H. Wolf, M.S. Dersch and Y. Qian. 2017. Quantification of concrete railway sleeper bending moments using surface strain gauges. Measurement - Journal of the International Measurement Confederation. 111: 197-207.
• Gao, Z., M.S. Dersch, Y. Qian and J.R. Edwards. 2017. Effect of Track Conditions on the Flexural Performance of Concrete Sleepers on Heavy-haul Freight Railroads. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Heavy Haul Association Conference. Cape Town, South Africa.
• Gao, Z., M.S. Dersch, Y. Qian, M.V. Csenge and J.R. Edwards. 2017. Use of Ballast Support Condition Back-Calculator for Quantification of Ballast Pressure Distribution Under Concrete Sleepers. In: 10th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields. Athens, Greece.
• Gao, Z., Y. Qian, M.S. Dersch and J.R. Edwards. 2017. Compressive stress distribution in prestressed concrete and its effect on railroad crosstie design. Construction and Building Materials. 151: 147-157. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.05.186.
• Holder, B.G.J., Y. Qian, M.S. Dersch and J.R. Edwards. 2017. Lateral Load Performance of Concrete Sleeper Fastening Systems Under Non-ideal Conditions. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Heavy Haul Association Conference. Cape Town, South Africa.
• Holder, D.E., M.V. Csenge, Y. Qian, M.S. Dersch, J.R. Edwards and B.J. Van Dyk. 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.
• Kippen III, F.B. and C.T. Dick. 2017. Incremental Capacity in Transitioning from Double to Triple Track on Shared Freight and Commuter Rail Corridors in North America. In: Proceedings of the International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR) 7th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis. Lille, France.
• Lautala, P. and C.T. Dick. 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.
• Lima, A. de O., M.S. Dersch, Y. Qian, E. Tutumluer and J.R. Edwards. 2017. Laboratory Evaluation of Under-ballast Mat Effectiveness to Mitigate Differential Movement Problem in Railway Transition Zones. In: 10th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways and Airfields. Athens, Greece. doi:10.1201/9781315100333-279.
• Lima, A. de O., M.S. Dersch, Y. Qian, E. Tutumluer and J.R. Edwards. 2017. Laboratory Mechanical Fatigue Performance of Under-ballast Mats Subjected to North American loading Conditions. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Heavy Haul Association Conference. Cape Town, South Africa.
• Lin, C-Y., C.P.L. Barkan and M.R. Saat. 2017. Semi-quantitative Risk Assessment of Adjacent Track Accidents on Shared-use Rail Corridors. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Heavy Haul Association Conference. Cape Town, South Africa.
• Liu, X., M.R. Saat and C.P.L. Barkan. 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.
• Lovett, A.H., C.T. Dick and C.P.L. Barkan. 2017. Predicting the Cost and Operational Impacts of Slow Orders on Rail Lines in North America. In: Proceedings of the International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR) 7th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis. Lille, France.
• Lovett, A.H., C.T. Dick and C.P.L. Barkan. 2017. Predicting the Occurrence and Cost of Temporary Speed Restrictions on North American Freight Lines. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Heavy Haul Association Conference. Cape Town, South Africa.
• Mussanov, D., N. Nishio and C.T. Dick. 2017. Building Capacity Through Structured Heavy Haul Operations on Single-track Shared Corridors in North America. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Heavy Haul Association Conference. Cape Town, South Africa.
• Mussanov, D., N. Nishio and C.T. Dick. 2017. Delay Performance of Different Train Types Under Combinations of Structured and Flexible Operations on Single-Track Railway Lines in North America. In: Proceedings of the International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR) 7th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis. Lille, France.
• Pengelly, S. and C.T. Dick. 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.
• Sehgal, L., A. Garg, V. Sehgal and W. Buttlar. 2017. Hot Mix Asphalt in Ballasted Railway Track: International Experience and Inferences. In: Institution of Permanent Way Engineers International Technical Seminar. Mumbai, India.
• Shih, M-C., C.T. Dick and C.P.L. Barkan. 2017. A Decision Support Screening Approach for Railway Infrastructure Capacity Planning on Single-track Lines. In: Proceedings of the International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR) 7th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis. Lille, France.
• Shih, M-C., C.T. Dick and C.P.L. Barkan. 2017. A Parametric Model of the Train Delay Distribution to Improve Planning of Heavy Haul Cycle Times. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Heavy Haul Association Conference. Cape Town, South Africa.
• Shih, M-C., C.T. Dick, D. Mussanov and C.P.L. Barkan. 2017. A Parametric Model of the Train Delay Distribution Based On Traffic Conflicts. In: Proceedings of the International Association of Railway Operations Research (IAROR) 7th International Conference on Railway Operations Modelling and Analysis. Lille, France.
• Shurpali, A.A., J.R. Edwards, R.G. Kernes, D.A. Lange and C.P.L. Barkan. 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.
• Van Dyk, B.J., J.R. Edwards, M.S. Dersch, C.J. Ruppert, Jr. and C.P.L. Barkan. 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.
• Wandelt, S., Z. Wang and X. Sun. 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.
• Wang, B.Z., C.P.L. Barkan and M.R. Saat. 2017. Principal Factors Contributing to Heavy Haul Freight Train Safety Improvements in North America: A Quantitative Analysis. In: Proceedings of the 11th International Heavy Haul Association Conference. Cape Town, South Africa.
• Zhu, K., Y. Qian, J.R. Edwards and B.O. Andrawes. 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

• Bastos, J.C., M.S. Dersch, J.R. Edwards and B.O. Andrawes. 2016. Determination of the Influences of Deteriorated Track Conditions on Gauge Widening in Concrete Sleeper Track. In: Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Railway Research. Milan, Italy. June 2016.
• Chen, Z., B.O. Andrawes and J.R. Edwards. 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.
• Csenge, M.V., Y. Qian, M.S. Dersch and J.R. Edwards. 2016. Resilient Concrete Crosstie and Fastening System Designs for Light Rail, Heavy Rail, and Commuter Rail Transit Infrastructure. In: Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Railway Research. Milan, Italy.
• Dick, C.T. and D. Mussanov. 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.
• Dick, C.T., L. Sehgal, C.J. Ruppert, Jr. and S. Gujaran. 2016. Superelevation Optimization for Mixed Freight and Higher-Speed Passenger Trains. In: Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Annual Conference. Orlando, FL.
• Gao, Z., H. Wolf, M.S. Dersch, Y. Qian and J.R. Edwards. 2016. Field Measurements and Proposed Analysis of Concrete Crosstie Bending Moments. In: Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Annual Conference. Orlando, FL.
• Ghosh, A., J.R. Edwards and M.S. Dersch. 2016. Effect of Design Rail Cant on Concrete Crosstie Rail Seat Pressure Distribution. In: Proceedings of the 2016 Joint Rail Conference. Columbia, SC. doi:10.1115/JRC2016-5793.
• Greve, M.J., M.S. Dersch, J.R. Edwards, C.P.L. Barkan, J. Mediavilla and B. Wilson. 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.
• Holder, D.E., Y. Qian, M.V. Csenge, J.R. Edwards, M.S. Dersch and B.J. Van Dyk. 2016. Comparison of Lateral Load Performance of Concrete Crosstie Heavy Haul Fastening Systems. In: Proceedings of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association Annual Conference. Orlando, FL.
• Lin, C-Y., M.R. Saat and C.P.L. Barkan. 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.
• Lin, X., J.R. Edwards, M.S. Dersch and C.J. Ruppert, Jr. 2016. Load Quantification for Light Rail, Heavy Rail, and Commuter Rail Transit Infrastructure. In: Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Railway Research. Milan, Italy.
• Liu, X. and C.T. Dick. 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.
• Qian, Y., D. Mishra, E. Tutumluer, Y.M.A. Hashash and J. Ghaboussi. 2016. Moisture Effects on Degraded Ballast Shear Strength Behavior. In: Proceedings of the 2016 Joint Rail Conference. Columbia, SC. doi:10.1115/JRC2016-5840.
• Sogin, S.L., Y-C. Lai, C.T. Dick and C.P.L. Barkan. 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.
• Tang, H., C.T. Dick, B.M. Caughron, X. Feng, Q. Wang and C.P.L. Barkan. 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.
• Van Dyk, B.J., A.J. Scheppe, J.R. Edwards, M.S. Dersch and C.P.L. Barkan. 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.
• Wolf, H., J.R. Edwards, M.S. Dersch, Y. Qian and D.A. Lange. 2016. Field Measurement of Bending Moments in Prestressed Concrete Monoblock Sleepers. In: Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Railway Research. Milan, Italy.
• Wolf, H., Y. Qian, J.R. Edwards, M.S. Dersch and D.A. Lange. 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.
• Yue, Y., S. Wang, L. Zhou, L. Tong and M.R. Saat. 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.
• Zhang, Z., S. Wei, B.O. Andrawes, D.A. Kuchma and J.R. Edwards. 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.
• Zhu, K., J.R. Edwards, Y. Qian and B.O. Andrawes. 2016. Fatigue Analysis of Rail-Head-to-Web Fillet at Bolted Rail Joint under Various Impact Wheel Load Factors and Support Configurations. In: Proceedings of the 2016 Joint Rail Conference. Columbia, SC. doi:10.1115/JRC2016-5802.
• Zhu, K., J.R. Edwards, Y. Qian and B.O. Andrawes. 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.