Concrete Crosstie Publications

1997

• Shenton III, H.W. 1997. Analysis of crosstie track in lateral plane using new track equations. American Society of Civil Engineers Journal of Transportation Engineering. 123 (3): 202-208. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(1997)123:3(202).
• v'ant Zand, J. and J. Moraal. 1997. Static and Dynamic Tests on Rail Fastening Systems. Roads and Railways Research Laboratory, TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands.

1994

• Turek, J. and A. Kaminski. 1994. Response of the Railway Track Under External Loading Stresses in a Fastening System Caused by Wheel Forces, ERRI D 170/DT 283. European Rail Research Institute (ERRI), Utrecht, Netherlands.

1992

• Zarembski, A.M. 1992. Wood Tie Fastener Performance Requirements: The User's Point of View. In: Proceedings: Symposium on Elastic Track Fasteners. Omaha, NE.

1990

• El-Sibaie, M. 1990. On the Component of Track Damping Resistance and Related Damping Measurements, R-753. Association of American Railroads, Technical Center, Chicago, IL.
• Venuti, W.J. 1990. Structural Response of the BART Concrete Ties. Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Oakland, CA.

1989

• Gray, B.A. and W.S. Marras. 1989. An experimental analysis of railroad spike maul methods. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 31 (3): 335-344. doi:10.1177/001872088903100307.

1987

• Gildenston, R. 1987. The direct fixation fastener-its past and its future in rapid transit. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 1152: 49-55.

1986

• Ahlbeck, D.R., J.M. Tuten, J.A. Hadden and H.D. Harrison. 1986. Development of Safety Criteria for Evaluating Concrete Tie Track in the Northeast Corridor - Remedial Projects Assessment (Volume 1), FRA/ORD-86/08.1. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC.
• Bowman, D.L. 1986. Laboratory Investigation of the Nucor Two-Block Steel and Concrete Tie with Viseking Fastening System, LT-617. Nucor Corporation, Norfolk, NE.

1984

• Harrison, H.D., E.T. Selig, F.E. Dean and H.E. Stewart. 1984. Correlation of Concrete Tie Track Performance in Revenue Service and at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing. Volume I - A Detailed Summary, FRA/ORD-84/02.1. Battelle Columbus Laboratories, Columbus, OH.
• Stewart, H.E. and E.T. Selig. 1984. Correlation of Concrete Tie Track Performance in Revenue Service and at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing. Volume II - Predictions And Evaluations of Track Settlement, FRA/ORD-82/44.2. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC.
• Zarembski, A.M. 1984. Performance characteristics for wood tie fasteners. Bulletin 697 - American Railway Engineering Association. 85: 341-369.

1983

• Dean, F.E., H.D. Harrison, R.H. Prause and J.M. Tuten. 1983. Investigation of the Effects of Tie Pad Stiffness on the Impact Loading of Concrete Ties in the Northeast Corridor, FRA/ORD-83/05. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC.

1982

• Dean, F.E. 1982. Investigation of Rail Fastener Performance Requirements, FRA/OR&D-82/10. Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC.
• Dean, F.E. and H.D. Harrison. 1982. Laboratory Study to Determine the Effects of Tie Pad Stiffness on Attenuation of Strain in Concrete Ties, FRA/ORD-82/19. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Research & Development, Washington, DC.
• Gitlin, I. 1982. Withdrawal Resistance of Cut Track Spikes in Wood Railroad Crossties, R-523. U.S. Department of Transportation, Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA.
• Knoblock, O.W. 1982. Tie Wear Machine Tests of Portec, Incorporated's Gang-Nail Portec-tion Wear Plate, LT-539. Portec, Inc., Oak Brook, IL.

1981

• Dean, F.E. 1981. Concrete and Wood Tie Performance, 425 MGT, FRA/TTC-81/06. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC.
• Dean, F.E. 1981. Measurements of Rail/Tie Clip Strains at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing, FRA/TTC-81/03. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC.
• Dean, F.E. 1981. Measurements of Rail/Tie Deflections and Clip Strains at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing, FRA/TTC-81/03. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC.
• Dean, F.E. 1981. The Effect of Service Loading on the Bending Strength of Concrete Ties, FRA/TTC-81/11. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC.

1980

• Dean, F.E. and A. Kish. 1980. Evaluation of Steel Tie Performance at the Facility for Accelerated Service Testing, FRA/TTC-80/06. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC.
• Dean, F.E. and R.H. Prause. 1980. Concrete and Wood Tie Track Performance through 150 Million Gross Tons, FRA/TTC-80/02. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC.
• Hamilton, W.R. 1980. Dilemma of direct-fixation fastening systems. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 744: 37-40.

1979

• Dean, F.E., E.T. Selig, H.D. Harrison, D. McMahon and R.H. Prause. 1979. Measurement and Correlation Analysis Plan for Concrete Tie and Fastener Performance Evaluation, FRA/ORD-79/51. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC.
• Eisenmann, J. 1979. Testing of the McKay 'Safelok' Rail Fastening System, 881. Whangarei, Australia.
• Hadden, J.A., R.H. Prause and H.D. Harrison. 1979. Field Tests for the Failure Evaluation of PANDROL Rail Fasteners. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC.
• Prud'homme, A., J. Erieau, M. Tena Bernal and R. Téllez Gutiérrez. 1979. Modern Concrete Crosstie Practice in France and Mexico, FRA/ORD-79/02. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC.

1978

• Kennedy Jr., J.C. and R.H. Prause. 1978. Development of a Multilayer Analysis Model for Tie/Ballast Track Structures. In: Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies. Washington, DC.
• Prause, R. H. and A. Kish. 1978. Statistical description of service loads for concrete crosstie track. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 694: 30-39.

1977

• Knoblock, O.W. 1977. Laboratory Investigation of Prestressed Concrete Crossties and Fasteners Manufactured in the U.S.S.R., LT-431. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC.
• Prause, R.H., H.D. Harrison, J.C. Kennedy and R.C. Arnlund. 1977. An Analytical and Experimental Evaluation of Concrete Cross Tie and Fastener Loads, FRA/ORD-77/71. US Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC.

1976

• Federal Railroad Administration, (FRA). 1976. FAST Instrumented Crossties. U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC.

1975

• Bramall, B. 1975. The Mechanics of Rail Fasteners for Concrete Slab Track. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Railroad Track Mechanics. Princeton, NJ, pp. 283-301.
• Prause, R.H. and H.D. Harrison. 1975. Data Analysis and Instrumentation Requirements for Evaluating Rail Joints and Rail Fasteners in Urban Track, UMTA-MA-06-002507808. U.S. Department of Transportation, Urban Mass Transporation Administration, Washington, DC.

1972

• Association of American Railroads, (AAR). 1972. Static, Dynamic and Spike-Pull-Out Tests on Concrete Bridge Ties, LT-327. Association of American Railroads Research and Test Department, Chicago, IL.

1970

• Venuti, W. 1970. Field Investigation of the Gerwick RT-7 Prestress Concrete Tie. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA.

1968

• Eisenmann, J. 1968. Short Survey of a Test of the Rail Fastening for Railway Tracks with Wooden Sleepers Equipped with Double Elastic Rail Spikes DS 18 Manufactured by Messrs. Hoesch Rother Erde-Schmiedag Ag, Werk Dorken, Gevelsberg. Institution for Railway Construction and Road-Making at Polytechnic Academy, Munich, Germany.
• Meacham, H.C., J.E. Voorhees and J.G. Eggert. 1968. Study of New Track Design Phase II, FRA-RT-72-15. Engineering, Research and Development Division, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC.
• Weber, J.W. 1968. Concrete Crossties in the United States. In: Proceedings of the Symposium on Prestressed Concrete Railway Sleepers. Madrid, Spain.

1967

• Association of American Railroads, (AAR). 1967. Capability of Fasteners to Resist Rail Overturning, ER-77. Association of American Railroads Research Department, Engineering Research Division, Chicago, IL.

1965

• Association of American Railroads, (AAR). 1965. Hold-Down Fastening for Tie Plates, Including Pads Under Plates: Their Effect on Tie Wear, ER-54. Association of American Railroads Research Department, Engineering Research Division, Chicago, IL.

• Venuti, W.J. An Investigation of Concrete Ties and Rail Fasteners. San Jose State College, Department of Civil Engineering, San Jose, CA.