Side Structure Integrity Research for Passenger Rail Equipment [2022]

Details

• Creators:
  Eshraghi, Shaun ; Carolan, Michael
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Crashworthiness
  • Inventory
  • Occupant kinetics
  • Passenger cars
  • Railroad safety
  • Side collisions
  • Standards
  • Structural mechanics
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FRA/ORD-22/42
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  August 2014 to July 2022
• Contracting Officer:
  Gordon, Jeff
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  FRA sponsored research to evaluate the side impact strength of Tier I passenger rail equipment designs built to the current rollover and side structure regulations. This report presents results from the first stage of this research program, including: (1) the makeup of the U.S. passenger car fleet; (2) the accident history involving side structures in the U.S.; (3) a review of passenger rail-side structure design and performance criteria in current standards and regulations; (4) an evaluation of proof loads for similar vehicle structures used in other modes of transportation; and (5) a discussion of the technical challenges in proposing side impact criteria.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65567/dot_65567_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.95 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c2c0a2da623321780479e47de1fd5aeb2f547bdf29bd4b269a5abae7d55aea4dddc2511889da0d1d4b2d0aad8dc0692cdc75477eb23701fb4814b2fb8fdba88c