Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment

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

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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
Corporate Creators:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology
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IMECE2018-87700
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Research Paper
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38035/dot_38035_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 1.28 MB]
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Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
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