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Tank Car Structural Integrity: Publications and Papers
View a list of Volpe's Structures and Dynamics Division's publications and papers on the topic of rail tank car structural integrity.
Track Buckling: Publications and Papers
View a list of Volpe's Structures and Dynamics Division's publications and papers on the topic of track buckling.
Rail and Component Structural Integrity: Publications and Papers
View a list of Volpe's Structures and Dynamics Division's publications and papers on the topic of rail and component structural integrity.
About the U.S. DOT Volpe Center's Technical Resource Center
Volpe’s Technical Resource Center is the knowledge repository of all Volpe-authored reports, journal articles, and conference papers and presentations. Housing nearly 50 years of transportation research, Volpe's Technical Resource Center actively engages in information support and research...
Maritime Situational Awareness Infographic
U.S. DOT Volpe Center has been in the vanguard of developing and deploying state-of-the-art, easy-to-use, cost-effective vessel tracking networks that enhance maritime situational awareness in waterways around the world. Renowned for its major technological advances in communications, traffic...
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety and Trespass Prevention Infographic
Nearly every 180 minutes, someone in America is hit by a train. In the early 1970s, it was every 40 minutes. Check out our infographic on Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety and Trespass Prevention. This easy-to-read data visualization shows how U.S. DOT Volpe Center, in support of the Federal...
SBIR Phase 1 Solicitation – FY2013.2
About This DocumentFY2013.2 SBIR Phase I Solicitation Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Issue Date: July 25, 2013 Closing Date: September 23, 2013