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Creators:
Tyrell, David ; Severson, Kristine ; Perlman, A. Benjamin ; Brickle, Barrie ; VanIngen-Dunn, Caroline ;
Tyrell, David ; Severson, Kristine ; Perlman, A. Benjamin ; Brickle, Barrie ; VanIngen-Dunn, Caroline ; Less -
Corporate Contributors:
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ;
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Rail passenger equipment
Collisions
Computer Models
Crashworthiness
Impact Tests
Passengers
Passenger Trains
Railroad Commuter Service
Railroad Safety

Resource Type:
Proceedings ;
Geographical Coverage:
United States ;
Corporate Publisher:
United States. Federal Railroad Administration ;
NTL Classification:
NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-RAIL TRANSPORTATION ; NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Rail Safety ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Accidents ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Vehicle Design ;
Abstract:
This paper describes the requirements and the implementation of a series of impact tests of rail passenger equipment. The test requirements the desired measurements are dictated by the characteristics of the vehicle, as well as uncertainties in the analysis techniques used to evaluate the collision behavior of the equipment. The required measurements are implemented with available measurement transducers, including accelerometers, strain gages, and string potentiometers. The measurement data are gathered using an on-board data acquisition system.
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PDF ;
Collection(s):
Volpe
Federal Railroad Administration
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:d47c0a96d1d3429e10864133cbbe09d94ff572b7eadb9280f4aff5bd3272abe9
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