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Evaluation of Wheel/Rail Contact Mechanics (Phase II)

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Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FR-RRD-13-001
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Dec 05, 2012
Creation Date: Dec 05, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications: Dec 28, 2012    No Explanation
Current Closing Date for Applications: Dec 28, 2012    No Explanation
Archive Date: Jan 27, 2013
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $410,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number(s): 20.313  --  Railroad Research and Development
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
 

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Only Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University may apply to this grant.

Agency Name

DOT/Federal Railroad Administration

Description

In phase ii of this project, based on the results from the phase I, a scaled model of the roller rig will be designed and fabricated. The roller rig can be used to study the wheel /rail contact conditions and provide the means for measuring parameters needed for wheel/rail modelling.

Link to Additional Information

Evaluation of Wheel/Rail Contact Mechanics (Phase II)

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