Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2023)
Recipient: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
Awarding agency: Department of Transportation / Federal Railroad Administration
Funding agency: Department of Transportation / Federal Railroad Administration
Period of performance: 2024-08-12 to 2025-08-11
Current total value of award: $151988
Description: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK USING MARKOV CHAINS TO QUANTIFY HOW DERAILMENT RISK CHANGES WHEN NEW TRACK INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES ARE INTRODUCED OR COMBINED WITH DIFFERENT MANUAL INSPECTION REGIMES.