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Suggested Citation:"References." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2010. Track-Related Research, Volume 7: Guidelines for Guard/Restraining Rail Installation. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/14347.
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26 1. Shu, X. and N. Wilson. TCRP Research Results Digest 82: Use of Guard/Girder/Restraining Rails. Transportation Research Board, The National Academies, Washington, D.C., 2007. 2. Wu, H., X. Shu, N. Wilson, and W. Shust. TCRP Report 71, Track- Related Research, Volume 5: Flange Climb Derailment Criteria and Wheel/Rail Profile Management and Maintenance Guidelines for Transit Operations. Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2005. 3. Griffin, T. Interfleet Technology, Inc., TCRP Report 114: Center Truck Performance on Low-Floor Light Rail Vehicles. Transporta- tion Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 2006. 4. Elkins, J., J. Peters, G. Arnold, and B. Rajkumar. “Steady-state Curving and Wheel/Rail Wear Properties of a Transit Vehicle on the Tight Turn Loop.” UMTA-CO-06-0009-83-1, Washington, D.C., Dec. 1982. 5. Shu, X. and J. Tunna. “Investigation into Flange Climbing Derail- ment and Distance Criterion with Wheel and Worn Rail Profiles.” Research Report R-982, Association of American Railroads, Trans- portation Technology Center, Inc., Feb. 2007. References

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TRB’s Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 71, Volume 7: Guidelines for Guard/Restraining Rail Installation explores two guard rail installation philosophies and the effects of vehicle types, wheel flange angle, wheel/rail friction coefficient, curve radius, cant deficiency, and track perturbation on flange climb derailments.

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