Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2022)
Recipient: VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY
Awarding agency: Department of Transportation / Federal Railroad Administration
Funding agency: Department of Transportation / Federal Railroad Administration
Period of performance: 2022-08-17 to 2024-09-30
Current total value of award: $249680
Description: EXTEND THE STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VT-FRA DURING PHASE I TO PROVIDE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE WHEEL-RAIL CONTACT MECHANICS AND DYNAMICS,