Application of welded steel sandwich panels for tank car shell impact protection.

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• Creators:
  Carolan, Michael E. ; Jeong, David Y. ; Perlman, Benjamin ; Murty, Yellapu V. ; Namboodri, Shannon ; Kurtz, Bob ; Elzey, R.K. ; Anankitpaiboon, Satima ; Tunna, Lucy ; Fries, Robert
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; Transportation Technology Center, Inc. ; Cellular Materials International, Inc.
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Crashes Impact Tests Panels Sandwich Construction Shells (Structural Forms) Tank Cars
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FRA/ORD-13/19
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Abstract:
  This report describes research conducted to examine the application of sandwich structure technology to provide protection against the threat of an indenter striking the side or shell of a tank car in the event of an accident. This research was conducted in two phases over a 3-year period. Testing and analysis of flat, welded steel sandwich panels was conducted in the initial phase of the research. Based on the observations and results from that initial phase, a curved, welded steel sandwich panel was designed and built to protect the side or shell of a decommissioned liquid chlorine tank car during a full-scale impact test. Although the protective panel experienced severe damage, the commodity-carrying tank experienced only permanent deformation and did not puncture.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFR53-00-C-00012 Task Order 264
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5adb30100ee913625688714df338f049e0d27956809bc813cf9a314c88f7b5d731d2591847d736674dff244c7dbc5522cafd6a1e0ccb4811d409bab6c0d25af6
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26243/dot_26243_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.61 MB ]