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AAR/ARCI Freight Car Fatigue Task Force II - Marts-rail.org

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Test Program – Coal <strong>Car</strong><br />

MEASUREMENT<br />

Transducer Type,<br />

Comment<br />

Data Type, Analysis<br />

MEASURMENT<br />

Center Plate Vertical Load<br />

Side Bearing Load Bridge<br />

Longitudinal Coupler Load<br />

Strain Gage, calibrated in<br />

load frame<br />

Instrumented Coupler<br />

Time History, Rainflow<br />

Cycle Counting Post<br />

Test Processing<br />

SYSTEM MEASUREMENTS<br />

Power System Time History<br />

GPS Train Speed GPS Time History<br />

GPS Train Location GPS Time History<br />

CAR BODY STRUCTURAL MEASUREMENTS<br />

<strong>Car</strong> Body Strain Locations<br />

(Key locations, twist, etc.)<br />

Strain gage, locations<br />

based on car type (history,<br />

analysis)<br />

Time History, Rainflow<br />

Post Processing<br />

BOLSTER AND SIDEFRAME LOAD SPECTRA<br />

Bolster Load<br />

SF Vertical Load<br />

SF Lateral Load<br />

Strain Gage, calibrated in<br />

load frame<br />

Time History, Rainflow<br />

Post Processing<br />

®<br />

© TTCI/<strong>AAR</strong>, 2010, Filename p25

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