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Professional Development Seminar – Introduction to Rail Dynamics

Monday, October 15, 2018 - Monday, October 15, 2018

FREE Professional Development Seminar

Introduction to Rail Dynamics

Mehdi Ahmadian, Ph.D.

Dan Pletta Professor and Director

Railway Technologies Laboratory at Virginia Tech

The primary objective of this seminar is to present an introduction to the engineering fundamentals of rail dynamics. The course will start with a review of the basics of dynamic systems and some aspects of rail dynamics, starting from the wheel-rail contact dynamics and extending into railcar dynamics. Some emphasis will be placed on vehicle dynamics, such as the 3-piece trucks used by the U.S. freight railroads and steerable trucks.

Venue

University of Nevada, Las Vegas – Main Campus
Stan Fulton Building, 801 E. Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV United States