The Department of Transportation is offering a grant to support the continuation of research on the durability of continuous welded rail-joints for a related PhD dissertation. The grant includes completing fatigue durability studies, post-weld heat treatment, characterization of joint properties, morphological and SEM analysis. Applications are due by June 22, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 277093
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FR-RRD-15-009 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FY15 Supplemental to Development and Evaluation of Continuous Welded Rail-Joints |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 20.313 — Railroad Research and Development |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 09, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 22, 2015 No Explanation |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 22, 2015 No Explanation |
| Archive Date: | Jul 22, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $95,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Only the Tuskegee University is eligible to apply for this grant. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | DOT – Federal Railroad Administration |
| Description: | ontinue the evaluation of the durability of the continuous welded rail-joints, and the related PhD dissertation, expected to be conferred in May 2016, based on this research work. Items of work for completion of this research in progress include the following:
1. Complete the fatigue durability studies of the head, web and base sections of the CWR joints. |
| Link to Additional Information: | FY15 Supplemental to Development and Evaluation of Continuous Welded Rail-Joints |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
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