Finite Element Model Validation of THOR-50M ATD for APTA Table Test [Research Results]

Details

• Creators:
  Gordon, Jeff ; Severson, Kristine
• 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.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Crashworthiness
  • Impact tests
  • Pendulum tests
  • Railroad safety
  • Passengers
  • Secondary collisions
  • Tables (Data) Anthropomorphic test device,
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RR 23-08
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Research Results
• Contracting Officer:
  Gordon, Jeff
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored Volpe Center researchers to validate a publicly available finite element (FE) model of the Test device for Human Occupant Restraint 50th Percentile Male (THOR-50M) anthropomorphic test device (ATD) in LS-DYNA. The model used selected data from a series of 28 pendulum impact tests 1 to the ATD’s chest and abdomen. The researchers performed the model validation for future FE analyses of dynamic 8g sled tests with fixed workstation tables per the “Fixed Workstation Tables in Passenger Railcars” safety standard 2 from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) APTA-PR-CS-S-018-13, Rev. 2 (S-018).
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  693JJ620N000049
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67362/dot_67362_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 390.19 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b184b2bcc3086417f2bc3d974716c179c854235ab83d611e33712115ca6f7ac7608138949dbe4c746f208b1d39cc9dab3cc4d427b429e684365aee54afa5ae06