An Assessment of the Crashworthiness of Existing Urban Rail Vehicles. Volume I: Analyses and Assessments of Vehicles, Chapters 1 through 7

Cassidy, R. J.; Romeo, D. J.; Calspan Corporation

doi:10.21949/1526873

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An Assessment of the Crashworthiness of Existing Urban Rail Vehicles. Volume I: Analyses and Assessments of Vehicles, Chapters 1 through 7

1975-11-01
By Cassidy, R. J. ; Romeo, D. J.

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Cassidy, R. J. ; Romeo, D. J.

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Calspan Corporation
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John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration

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Collisions Crash Injury Research Crashworthiness Design Forecasting Injuries Mathematical Models Passenger Cars Passengers Passenger Transportation Railroad Cars Rapid Transit Research Risk Analysis Safety Safety Engineering Safety Equipment Standards Structural Design Structural Engineering Transportation Safety Urban Transportation Vehicle Design
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UMTA-MA-06-0025-75-16.I ; DOT-TSC-UMTA-75-21.I

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https://doi.org/10.21949/1526873
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United States
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United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
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The crashworthiness of existing urban rail vehicles (passenger cars) and the feasibility of improvements in this area were investigated. Both rail-car structural configurations and impact absorption devices were studied. Recommendations for engineering standards for urban rail vehicles were developed. The report covers: (1) The development of analytical tools to predict passenger threat - environment during collision; (2) criteria for predicting passenger injury due to train collisions; (3) an application of injury criteria and analytic models to predict passenger injuries resulting from collisions of trains that represent existing construction types; (4) a preliminary investigation of applying impact absorption devices to transit vehicles; (5) a design study of car structural configurations for improved impact energy management; (6) a review of engineering standards for Urban Rail Car Crashworthiness.
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