Sled Tests Using the THOR-50M ATD and Quasi-Static Tests of Workstation Tables for Passenger Trains

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• Creators:
  Zika, Ryan ; Shively, Greg ; Wood, Jeremy ; Eshraghi, Shaun ; Severson, Kristine ; Young, Jennifer
• Corporate Creators:
  MGA Research Corporation ; 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
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Crashworthiness
  • Railroad trains
  • Sled tests
  • Dummies
  • Passenger cars
  • Crash tests
  • Crashes
  • Data collection
  • Thorax
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FRA/ORD-22/37
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  6/4/2020 to 3/25/2022
• Contracting Officer:
  Gordon, Jeff
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  The industry safety standard for fixed workstation tables on passenger railcars, APTA PR-CS-S-018-13, draft Rev. 2, provides two options for test procedures and requirements when evaluating crashworthy tables for protecting passengers during a collision. MGA Research Corporation performed six dynamic sled table tests per Option A and three dynamic sled tests plus three quasi-static table tests per Option B of the safety standard. Tests on donated workstation tables were performed according to each option of the standard to evaluate the safety equivalency of the options with respect to the risk of injury to the chest and abdomen for a passenger impacted by a table during a rail accident.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  693JJ620C000008
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64428/dot_64428_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 57.70 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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