Strategy for Alternative Occupant Volume Testing

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• Creators:
  Carolan, Michael E. ; Muhlanger, Michelle
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Collisions
  • Crash tests
  • Crash injury research
  • Crash victim simulation
  • Mechanical tests
  • Railroad safety
  • Passenger cars
  • Finite element method
  • Crash injuries--Research
  • Accident victims
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  RTDF2009-18025
• Resource Type:
  Proceedings
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Abstract:
  This paper describes plans for a series of quasi-static ; compression tests of rail passenger equipment. These tests are ; designed to evaluate the strength of the occupant volume under ; static loading conditions. The research plan includes a detailed ; examination of the behavior of conventional equipment during ; the 800,000-pound buff strength test. The research will also ; include a demonstration of an alternative static test that is ; designed to load and test the occupant volume at a location ; other than the buff lugs. The alternative test will demonstrate a ; testing and evaluation method for the occupant volume strength ; of passenger rail cars that accounts for the collision load path ; through the occupant volume.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9495/dot_9495_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 736.30 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
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