Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2023)
Recipient: UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
Awarding agency: Department of Transportation / Federal Railroad Administration
Funding agency: Department of Transportation / Federal Railroad Administration
Period of performance: 2024-09-16 to 2026-03-15
Current total value of award: $293133
Description: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE PHASE II OF THE MODEL BY FOCUSING ON THE EFFECTS OF CHANGING WHEEL LATERAL POSITION AND HOW THIS RELATES TO CHANGING CONTACT PATCH POSITION WHEN MOVING ALONG TRACK, WHILE UTILIZING THE WHEEL-RAIL PROFILES. TH