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2024
Research Results
Expansion of Rail Flaw Library at the Transportation Technology Center
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          Federal Railroad Administration

Subject
                    Track

**Keywords:** Rail, rail wear, rail defect, rail flaw library, ultrasonic testing, UT, phased array ultrasonic testing, PAUT, Miniprof, Rail Flaw Library of Associated Defects, RF-LOAD, non-destructive evaluation, NDE, track

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              RR 22-36

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    9
Feb
2024
Technical Reports
Mechanistic Investigation of Timber Crosstie Spike Fastener Failures – Phase I: The Magnitude of the Spike Failure Challenge
Author
          Federal Railroad Administration

Subject
                    Track

**Keywords:**  track research, cut spikes, drive spikes, screw spikes, elastic fastening systems, failure analysis, broken spikes
**Abstract:** The Rail Transportation and Engineering Center (RailTEC) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) performed a literature review, conducted an industry-wide...
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              DOT/FRA/ORD-24-06

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    13
Sep
2023
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High-Strength, Reduced-Modulus, High-Performance Concrete for Prestressed Concrete Crosstie Applications
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          Federal Railroad Administration

Subject
                    Track

**Keywords:** Concrete, crosstie, weathered aggregate, granite, modulus
**Abstract:** High-performance concrete (HPC) with early strength development is the material of choice for fabricating prestressed concrete railroad ties. However, the higher strength of...
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2023
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Characterization of Track Geometry for Various Operational Conditions
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          Federal Railroad Administration

Subject
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**Keywords:** Track geometry, track quality, track irregularities, space curve, Automated Track Inspection Program, ATIP, Power Spectral Density, PSD, clustering
**Abstract:** This report characterizes the amplitude and wavelength content of the current track geometry environment of the United States railroad system and examines the combination of...
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              RDI-22
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Aug
2023
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Autonomous Inspection System Based on Passive Sensing and Anomaly Detection
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          Federal Railroad Administration

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                    Track

**Keywords:** Ballast moisture monitoring, fouled ballast monitoring, passive sensing system, frequency doubling reflectenna, sequential change detection, deep neural networks, machine learning, artificial intelligence, high-frequency electrical simulation models
**Abstract:** Detecting poor track conditions before they become safety-critical is essential for improving the safety and efficiency of railroads. To this end, autonomous track inspection...
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