Train-to-Train Impact Test of Crash Energy Management Passenger Rail Equipment

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• Creators:
  Martinez, Eloy
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Railroad Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Railroad cars
  • Crashworthiness
  • Crashworthiness
  • Impact tests
  • Impact tests
  • Crash injury research
  • Crash victim simulation
  • Dummies
  • Passenger cars
  • Commuter cars
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RR07-05
• Resource Type:
  Booklet/Pamphlet
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• OCLC Number:
  773205528
• Edition:
  Research results.
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  On March 23, 2006, a full-scale test was conducted on a passenger rail train retrofitted with newly developed cab and coach car crush zone designs. This test was conducted as part of a larger testing program to establish the degree of enhanced performance of alternative design strategies for passenger rail crashworthiness. The alternative design strategy is referred to as Crash Energy Management (CEM), where the collision energy is absorbed in defined unoccupied locations throughout the train in a controlled progressive manner. By controlling the deformations at critical locations, the CEM train is able to protect against two very dangerous modes of deformation: override and large scale lateral buckling.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/23736/dot_23736_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 166.09 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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