Repair of Budd Pioneer Coach car crush zones

Details

• Creators:
  Mayville, Ronald A ; Rancatore, Robert J ; Stringfellow, Richard G ; Amar, Gabriel
• Corporate Creators:
  TIAX LLC ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration ; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Crashworthiness
  • Finite element method
  • Prototype tests
  • Railroad crashes
  • Railroad safety
  • Crash energy management
  • Damage assessment
  • Passenger rail
  • Train-to-train collisions
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FRA/ORD-07/18 ; DOT-VNTSC-FRA-07-02
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  The research team conducted a project to repair cars for use in a full-scale train-to-train collision test with crash energy management systems. The two cars had been damaged in previous dynamic tests. Several components required replacement, and some required design modification. This report describes the damage to the cars from the tests, and the various actions needed to repair and modify the components. Some collision dynamics and finite element analyses were conducted in support of the modifications. The project included fabrication and assistance in implementing the repairs.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  RR28/DB035
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8851/dot_8851_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.68 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6f88c6ea083995cb4a6f88e329c3efdbb7d0a445c9bfddebc992d25dc4f80502ff58ba6464304a6d37ffa1481a32ee25614489cf1260c95ae92e383f827c59c0