Rail Safety/Equipment Crashworthiness : Volume 1. A Systems Analysis of Injury Minimization in Rail Systems

Reilly, M. J.; Jines, R. H.; Tanner, A. E.

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Rail Safety/Equipment Crashworthiness : Volume 1. A Systems Analysis of Injury Minimization in Rail Systems

1978-07-01
By Reilly, M. J. ; Jines, R. H. ; Tanner, A. E.

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English

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Creators:

Reilly, M. J. ; Jines, R. H. ; Tanner, A. E.
Corporate Creators:

Boeing Vertol Company
Corporate Contributors:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.) ; United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
Subject/TRT Terms:
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT-TSC-FRA-77-15-1 ; FRA/ORD-77/73.I
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Railroad Administration
NTL Classification:

NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-RAIL TRANSPORTATION ; NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Rail Safety ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Accidents ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Human Factors ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Vehicle Design
Abstract:

The Department of Transportation, Transportation Systems Center (TSC), is providing technical assistance to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in a program to improve railroad safety and efficiency by providing a technological basis for improvement and possible regulation in rail vehicle crashworthiness, inspection and surveillance of equipment, and other areas. As part of this program, TSC is conducting technical analyses of passenger railcar collisions, derailments, and other accidents, directed towards minimizing occupant injuries. The document, the first of four volumes, reports on the collection of data for a representative accident sample, the analysis of the data to identify injury types, locations, and, when possible, injury causal factors. Vehicle interior design details are also considered in conjunction with the accident data to compile a list of potential improvements in occupant protection.
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PDF
Funding:

DOT-TSC-821-1
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11900/dot_11900_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 7.61 MB]
Collection(s):

Volpe Center
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:52e37a134d5c2fa1471312f354ac797139d8b927d6e76a5091f9e61e7ca60697

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English

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