Rail passenger equipment accidents and the evaluation of crashworthiness strategies

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• Creators:
  Tyrell, David C.
• Corporate Contributors:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Railroad safety
  • Railroad crashes
  • Railroad grade crossings
  • Occupant protection devices
  • Passenger trains
  • Crashworthiness
  • Rail (Railroads)
  • Train operations
  • Train crews
  • Human factors
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  London (England)
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Office of Research and Development has been conducting research into rail equipment crashworthiness. The approach taken in conducting this research has been to review relevant accidents, identify options for design modifications to improve occupant survivability, and to apply analytic tools and testing techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of these strategies. Accidents have been grouped into three categories: train-to-train collisions, collisions with objects, such as grade crossing collisions, and derailments and other single train events. In order to determine the potential effectiveness of improved crashworthiness equipment, computer models have been used to simulate the behavior of conventional and modified equipment in scenarios based on accidents. (30 p.)
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8508/dot_8508_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.09 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e0d3d77c0d7360d3fe4ba3f3114368867fab8f6618bc01da81c77303187c5533