Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2023)
Recipient: SHARMA & ASSOCIATES INC
Awarding agency: Department of Transportation / Federal Railroad Administration
Funding agency: Department of Transportation / Federal Railroad Administration
Period of performance: 2018-09-10 to 2020-03-11
Current total value of award: $224805
Description: THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR A WHEEL LIFE MODEL THAT INCORPORATES THE RESIDUAL STRESSES ALONG THE AAR CLASS C WHEEL, CONTACT PATCH VERTICAL PRESSURE AND TANGENTIAL SHEAR DISTRIBUTIONS, AND THE EFFECTS OF WHEEL AND RAIL