The report contains English language Reviews, Technical Papers, and Technical Notes by authors from the various laboratories in the Institute. The reports should be of interest to all personnel engaged in the transportation industry with particular emphasis on railways. The issue contains reviews on: Characteristics of the combined levitation and guidance system using ground coils on the side wall of the guideway; Some basic studies on the influence of surface contamination on adhesion force between wheel and rail at higher speeds; Heatpump system using air source to heat the water sprinkled for melting snow on the track; Development of expert system (TIMES-1) for tunnel inspection and diagnosis; A study on energy saving train operation methods for the shinkansen express train service; Extraction of disaster information on slope along railways using aerial photo and geographic information; Study of rolling contact fatigue in rail using x-ray.


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    Title :

    Quarterly Reports of Railway Technical Research Institute, Vol. 30, No. 3, August 1989


    Publication date :

    1989


    Size :

    58 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English