JOSEPH W. PALESE, MCE, P.E.

 

PUBLISHED PAPERS:

 

1.         Masters Thesis, "The Analysis of Structures Supported by Visco-Elastic Foundations", September 1990.

 

2.         Zarembski, A. M., Palese, J. W., and Marten, J. H. "The Effect of Improved Rail Manufacturing Process on Rail Fatigue Life". American Railway Engineering Association, Bulletin 733, Volume 92, December 1991.

 

3.         Zarembski, A. M., Palese, J. W., "Rail Maintenance Planning Using Computerized Rail Forecasting Models", Conference on Track Maintenance Practices on Suburban and Mass Transit Railways, Hong Kong, June 1993.

 

4.         Zarembski, A. M., Holfeld, D. R., and Palese, J. W., “On the Derailment of Rail Vehicles Through Turnouts; A Review of Derailment Causes and Mechanisms”.  American Railway Engineering Association Turnout Symposium, Chicago, IL, August 1996.

 

5.         Zarembski, A. M., Holfeld, D. R., and Palese, J. W., “Derailment of Transit Vehicles in Turnouts”, Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January, 1997.

 

6.         Palese, J.W., “SelecTie II Helps Railroads Make Solid Economic Designs”, Crossties Magazine, May/June 1997.

 

7.         Zarembski, A. M., Thornton, D., Palese, J. W., Forte, N., “Development and Implementation of RailGraph; “A Field Deployable Rail Maintenance Management Tool”, American Railway Engineering Maintenance Association Annual Technical Conference, Accepted for Publication, 1998.

 

8.         Palese, Joseph W., “RTA Introduces Tie Life™ Program”, Crossties Magazine, May/June 1998.

 

9.         Zarembski, A. M., Palese, Joseph, J. W., Katz, Leonid, “Implementation of a Dynamic Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Transition: Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 1999.

 

10.       Palese, Joseph W., Holfeld, Donald R., “Tie Planning Tools for the Track Inspector”, American Railway Engineering Maintenance Association Track & Structures Annual Conference, 1999.

 

11.       Bonaventura, Clifford S., Palese, Joseph W., Zarembski, A.M., “Intelligent System for Real-Time Prediction of Railway Vehicle Response to the Interaction with Track Geometry”, 2000 ASME/IEEE Joint Railroad Conference, April 2000.

 

12.       Palese, Joseph W., Wright, Thomas W., “Application of a Risk Based Ultrasonic Test Frequency Scheduling System on Burlington Northern Santa Fe”, TONE:  Volume 5:  Nondestructive Testing & Evaluation (NDT&E) for the Railroad Industry, 2000.

 

13.              Palese, Joseph W., “Temperature Effects on Welded Rail”, Live Steam, September/October 1998.

 

14.              Palese, Joseph W., Wright Thomas W., “Risk-Based Ultrasonic Rail Test Scheduling on Burlington Northern Santa Fe”, American Railway Engineering Maintenance Association Annual Technical Conference, 2000.

 

15.              Palese, Joseph W., & Zarembski, Allan M., “BNSF Tests Risk-Based Ultrasonic Detection”, published Railway Track & Structures Magazine, February 2001.

 

16.              Zarembski, A.M., Palese, J.W., & Bell, J.G., “Limiting High Speed Dynamic Forces on the Track Structure; The Amtrak Acela Case”, American Railway Engineering Maintenance Association Annual Technical Conference, September 2001.

 

17.              Zarembski, A.M., Palese, J.W., Bell, J.G., “Controlling Track Forces during Introduction of New Height Speed Trains”, International Railway Journal, published October 2001.

 

18.              Zarembski, A.M., Palese, J.W., & Katz, Leonid, “Reduction of Dynamic Wheel/Rail Impact Forces at Grade Crossings Using Stiffness Transitions”, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2001 ImechE Congress, New York, NY, November 2001.

 

19.              Palese, Joseph W., Wright Thomas W., “Risk-Based Ultrasonic Rail Test Scheduling on Burlington Northern Santa Fe”, published The Permanent Way Institution – Journal and Report of Proceedings, 2001 Vol. 119, Part 2

 

20.              Zarembski, A.M., Parker, L.A., Palese, J.W., “Use of Comprehensive Tie Condition Data in Cross-Tie Maintenance Planning and Management on the BNSF”, accepted for publication, American Railway Engineering Maintenance Association Annual Technical Conference, September 2002.

 

20.              Zarembski, A.M., Parker, L.A., Palese, J.W., Bonaventura, C., “Computerized Tie Condition Inspection and Use of Tie Condition Data in Cross-Tie Maintenance Planning”, International Heavy Haul Conference, May 2003.

 

21.              Bonaventura, C.S., Palese, J.W., Zarembski, A.M., “Real-Time Prediction of Railway Vehicle Response to the Interaction with Track Geometry”, International Heavy Haul Conference, May 2003.

 

22.              Grissom, G.T., Palese, J.E., “Field Demonstration of the Use of Track Strength Data to Optimize Tie Replacement Requirements for High Speed Operations”, published Crossties Nov/Dec 2002.

 

23.              Zarembski, A.M., Palese, J.W., “Risk Based Ultrasonic Rail Test Scheduling:  Practical Applications in Europe and North America”, Conference Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems (CM2003), Gothenburg, Sweden, June 2003.

 

24.              Bonaventura, C.S., Palese, J.W., Zarembski, A. M., “Field Evaluation and Deployment of a Track Geometry Car Based Real-Time Dynamics Simulator”, AREMA 2003 Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, IL, October 5-8, 2003.

 

25.              Bonaventura, C.S., Palese, J.W., Zarembski, A.M., “Performance of a Track Geometry Car- Real-Time Dynamics Simulator using Multiple Vehicle, 2003 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE’03), Washington, DC, November 16-21, 2003.

 

26.              Bonaventura, C.S., Zarembski, A.M., Palese, J.W., Holfeld, D.R., “Increasing Speeds through the Diverging Route of a Turnout Without Increasing Lead Length, Railway Track & Structures, July 2004

 

27.              Bonaventura, C.S., Zarembski, A.M., Palese, J.W., Holfeld, D.R., “Increasing Speeds through the Diverging Route of a Turnout without Increasing Lead Length”, 83rd TRB Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, January 11-15, 2004.

 

28.              Gauntt, J.C., Palese, J.W., “Extending Tie Life Through Optimized Tie Replacement”, AREMA 2004 Annual Conference & Expo, Nashville, TN, September 19-22, 2004.

 

29.              Palese, J.W., Euston, T.L., Zarembski, A.M., “Use of Profile Indices for Quality Control of Grinding”, AREMA 2004 Annual Conference & Expo, Nashville, TN, September 19-22, 2004.

 

30.              Bonaventura, C.S., Zarembski, A. M., Palese, J.W., “TrackSafe: A Track Geometry Car Based Real-Time Dynamics Simulator”, Submitted for Publication, ASME 2005 Joint Rail Conference, Pueblo, CO, March 16-18, 2005.

 

31.              Palese, J.W., Zarembski, A.M., “Practical Applications of Risk Based Ultrasonic Rail Test Scheduling in Europe and North America, Asset Management for Railway Infrastructure Asia 2005, Singapore, February 23-24, 2005.

 

32.              Zarembski, A.M., Palese, J.P., “Assessing and Managing Risk on the Railway Track”, International Railway Journal, May 2005.

 

33.              Zarembski, A.M., Palese, J.P., Euston, T.L., “Monitoring Grinding Effectiveness Using Grinding Quality Indices”, Railway Track & Structures, June 2005

 

34.              Zarembski, A.M., Palese, J.P., “Characterization of Broken Rail Risk for Freight and Passenger Railway Operations”, 2005 AREMA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, September 25-28, 2005

 

35.              Bonaventura, C.S., Holfeld, D.R., Zarembski, A.M., Palese, J.P., “Test Results of a Modified Turnout Designed to Increase Diverging Route Speeds Without Increasing Lead Length”, 2005 AREMA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, September 25-28, 2005

 

36.              Zarembski, A.M., Euston, T.L., Palese, J.W., “Use of Track Component Life Prediction Models in Infrastructure Management”, AusRail Conference and Exhibition, Sydney, November 2005

 

37.              Zarembski, A.M., Palese, J.W., “Management of Broken Rail Risk” (“Gestion du risqué de rupture du rail”), LeRail, January 2006

 

38.              Zarembski, A.M., Palese, J.W., Bonaventura, C.S., “Use of Hand Held Computers (PDAs) for Track Inspection and Maintenance” (“Utilisation d’ordinateurs de poche (PDA) pour le contrôle et la maintenance des voies”), LeRail, February/March 2006.

 

39.              Zarembski, A.M., Palese, J.W., “Managing Risk on the Railway Infrastructure”, World Congress of Railroad Research, Montréal, Canada, June 2006

 

40.              Zarembski, A.M., Bonaventura, C.S., Palese, J.W., “Real Time Analysis of Track Geometry to Control Derailment Risk”, Rail Quarterly/LeRail, June 2006

 

41.              Zarembski, A.M., Palese, J.W., Euston, T.L., “Using Real Time Quality Control to Manage Rail Grinding”, interface The Journal of Wheel/Rail Interaction (www.interfacejournal.com/features/07-06) , July 2006

 

42.              Zarembski, A.M., Palese, J.W., “Use of Risk Management in Improving Track Safety”, 2007 AREMA Annual Conference, September 2007

 

43.              Zarembski, A.M., Gauntt, C.A., Grissom, G.T., Palese, J.W., “Field Demonstration of the Use of Track Strength Data to Optimize Tie Replacement Requirements”, 2007 AREMA Annual Conference, September 2007

 

44.              Palese, J.W., Zarembski, A.M., “The Economics of Heavy Axle Loads: Costs, Benefits, and Engineering Issues”, 2007 ExpoRail, India

 

45.              Zarembski, A.M., Palese, J.W., “Improving Track Safety with New Generation Risk Management Tools”, RT&S Risk Management Conference, March 2007