Dynamic Crash Testing of Open-Bay Commuter Rail Seats [Research Results]

Details

• Creators:
  Gordon, Jeffrey E.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology
• Corporate Contributors:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; MGA Research Corporation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Crashworthiness
  • Sled tests
  • Railroad safety
  • Safety factors
  • Impact
  • Secondary collisions
  • dynamic sled testing
  • anthropomorphic test device
  • ATD
  • rail passenger safety
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RR 21-01 |
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Research Results
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  Engineers at MGA Research Corporation, (MGA) performed simulated dynamic crash tests using donated commuter rail passenger seats and two Hybrid-III 50th percentile (H3-50M) anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs). The tests were conducted to determine whether existing passenger seats comply with new requirements for open-bay seats, as described in the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA’s) safety standard: APTA PR-CS-S-016-99 – Passenger Seats in Passenger Rail Cars, Revision 3.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  MGA: 693JJ620C000019 ; Volpe RR28 IAA: 693JJ620N000049
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54597/dot_54597_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 509.42 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cfec30c21d846d72206d06b496770de0db00028bd2d7a5bbe1bc033c439eff9c