PERSPECTIVES

Recently Studies and Developments of Energy Saving Technologies in the Field of Railway Vehicles

T.YAMAMOTO

Recent Research on and Prospects regarding Disaster Prevention Technology

T.OHTA

The Role of the Center for Railway Earthquake Engineering Research and Recent Research into Earthquake-related Technology

Y.MURONO

PAPERS

Improving the Efficiency of Traction Systems through Inverter Voltage Waveform Optimization

M.KONDO, M.MIYABE

An Evaluation Method of the Braking Performance Using Bogie Traction Force

S.SAGA, M.MIYABE, J.KAWAMURA, H.SUGITA, K.CHIKUMA

Reduction of Carbody Flexural Vibration by the High-damping Elastic Support of Under-floor Equipment

K.AIDA, T.TOMIOKA, T.TAKIGAMI, Y.AKIYAMA, H.SATO

Method for Evaluating Train Safety in Case of Strong Winds

K.ARAKI, T.FUKUHARA, S.TANIMOTO

Nomogram for the Installation Specification of Drain Pipes for Embankments

S.WATANABE, N.OTA

Simple Method for Identifying Unstable Slopes Based on Topographical and Geological Conditions

Y.NISHIKANE, T.KAWAGOE, T.URAKOSHI, T.ISHIHARA

Development of Autonomous Negative Stiffness Damper for Reducing Absolute Responses

A.TOYOOKA, H.MOTOYAMA, O.KOUCHIYAMA, Y.IWASAKI

Improved Algorithms of Seismic Parameters Estimation and Noise Discrimination in Earthquake Early Warning

N.IWATA, S.YAMAMOTO, M.KORENAGA, S.NODA

Study on Inertial and Kinematic Interaction in Pile Bent Structures

A.USAMI, Y.MURONO, H.MOTOYAMA

SUMMARIES

Summaries of RTRI REPORT (in Japanese)

ANNUAL CONTENTS

Annual Contents : Subjects Vol.56, No.1-No.4 (2015)

ANNUAL INDEX

Annual Index: Subjects Vol.56, No.1-No.4 (2015)