Analysis and design of rail vehicle components and sub-systems, including

• Braking systems (disk, tread, truck-mounted, etc.)

• Draft systems (Couplers, draft gears, hydraulic cushion units, etc.)

• Loading / Unloading systems

• Trucks, bogies, and suspension, including high speed applications

Fatigue analysis and evaluations related to passenger, transit, and freight car components

Damage Tolerance Analysis (DTA) of railcar components, including tank car stub sills

Crash worthiness analysis of passenger cars, transit cars, and freight cars using finite element packages such as LS-DYNA3D and ANSYS, including evaluation of cab/passenger space intrusion, energy absorption levels, etc.

Analysis of railcar wheels for mechanical and thermal loads, including S-660 analyses

Static and Dynamic finite element modeling & analysis (FEA), including impact, of passenger cars, transit cars, freight cars, and car components (FEA codes used: ANSYS, LS-DYNA3D, HyperMesh, NASTRAN, I-DEAS)

In service testing of rail vehicles, including ride quality evaluations, load environment monitoring, etc.

Safety and ride quality evaluations for rail cars, especially related to multi-level cars and end-of-car (EOC) cushioning units

Analysis of train dynamics using longitudinal dynamics simulators for evaluation of coupler forces, draft gear forces, car accelerations, derailment potential, etc.

Dynamic analysis (including Chapter XI analysis) of rail car body and rail car suspension systems, and wheel rail interaction using Vampire^® and/or OMNISIM

Test planning, setup and support for revenue service and laboratory tests, related to passenger cars, transit cars, freight cars, and car components

Consulting services for static and dynamic testing, including acquisition of strain, acceleration, pressure, temperature and displacement data

Analysis of data from field and laboratory testing, including preparation of reports

Failure analysis of railcar systems and components, including structural analysis, weld analysis, and non-destructive evaluation (NDE)

Failure Modes, Effects & Criticality Analysis (FMECA) of passenger cars, transit cars and freight cars

Design of specialized transducer systems related to railcar performance measurements