Passenger Rail Two-Car Impact Test. Volume III Test Procedures Instrumentation and Data

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Passenger Rail Two-Car Impact Test. Volume III - Test Procedures Instrumentation and Data
• Creators:
  Brickle, B.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; Transportation Technology Center, Inc.
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Railroad safety
  • Passenger trains
  • Crash tests
  • Dummies
  • Accelerators
  • Colorado
  • Crash-force pulse shape
  • Crashes
  • Displacements
  • Impact tests
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FRA/ORD/01/22.III ; DOT/FRA/ORD/01/22.III
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Pueblo (Colorado)
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Abstract:
  A full-scale impact test was performed April 4, 2000, at the Federal Railroad Administration's Transportation Technology Center near Pueblo, Colorado by Transportation Technology Center, Inc., a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads. The test was performed using two Budd Company Pioneer-type commuter passenger cars coupled together. The purpose of the test was to measure strains, accelerations, and displacements during the impact and validate the computational and kinematic models of the vehicle impacting a rigid barrier. The test also showed the influence of the lead car on the secondary collision environment of the trailing car.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFR 53-93-C-00001
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5238/dot_5238_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.61 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:83975df3d4f20eeb52ca32a7505f339c6ca4426929f831c8eaf7572851cf8e9a6ad2679907c69e78d947beb77a77d173184ff567e3cb42cf82ba292886b1552e