Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment

Eshraghi, Shaun; Carolan, Michael; Perlman, A. Benjamin; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)

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Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment

2018-11-09
By Eshraghi, Shaun ; Carolan, Michael ; Perlman, A. Benjamin

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Eshraghi, Shaun ; Carolan, Michael ; Perlman, A. Benjamin

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John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
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United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
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Crashworthiness Inventory Occupant Volume Integrity Passenger Cars Railroad Accidents Railroad Safety Side Collisions Standards
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IMECE2018-87700
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Research Paper
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United States
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Rail Safety;NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-RAIL TRANSPORTATION;
Abstract:

This paper describes the status of the current FRA research related to side structure integrity and describes the planned next stage of the research program which will include analyzing the performance of generalized passenger railcar structures in side impact collision scenarios. A discussion of the technical challenges associated with analyzing side impacts on passenger rail equipment is also presented.
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