Selected topics in railroad tank car safety. Volume 2 : test plan for accelerated life testing of thermally shielded tank cars

Details

• Creators:
  Johnson, M R ; Viergutz, O J
• Corporate Creators:
  IIT Research Institute ; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Construction scheduling
  • Fatigue (Mechanics)
  • Fatigue tests
  • Fire resistant coatings
  • Fire retardants
  • Heat insulating materials
  • Life cycle analysis
  • Railroad safety
  • Tank cars
  • Tests
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FRA/ORD-78/32.II ; DOT-TSC-FRA-78-12.II
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final report; April 1976 to July 1976
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
• Abstract:
  A test plan for the accelerated life testing of thermally shielded tank cars is described. The test program would be conducted at the DOT Transportation Test Center in Pueblo, Colorado. Eighteen tank cars would be included in the program. Five cars would be equipped with a jacketed thermal shield, and 13 cars would be equipped with a spray-on chemical insulation coating. In addition, most cars would be equipped with head shield end-of-car protection systems. The goal of the tests is to simulate the effects of 10 years of normal service operations. This will involve subjecting the cars to a large number of coupling impacts as well as running the cars for a mileage representative of the 10 year period.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DOT-TSC-1043-2
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8793/dot_8793_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 757.81 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center ; Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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