An important role in the market of transport services belongs to container transportation. Railroads, especially under conditions increased competition from road transport, must respond quickly needs and growing demand for transportation, including interstate traffic. Demand transportation can vary significantly during year, which testifies expediency introducing removable equipment on universa...

The object of research is the processes emergence, perception, and redistribution loads in body a universal railroad gondola with cladding corrugated sheets. To improve strength sheets cladding, it proposed to strengthen most loaded area terms height (1/3 bottom tie-up) horizontal corrugations. Determination geometric parameters corrugation carried out by moment resistance sheet. dynamic load i...

The feasibility of using railroad flatcars (RRFCs) as the superstructure for bridges on lowvolume roads has been investigated in two previous research projects at Iowa State University. The results of these projects verified that RRFCs are efficient and economical alternatives for low-volume road bridges. Two county engineers involved with the RRFC project cited cost as the main factor for choo...