Application of welded steel sandwich panels for tank car shell impact protection

Carolan, Michael E.; Jeong, David Y.; Perlman, Benjamin; Murty, Yellapu V.; Namboodri, Shannon; Kurtz, Bob; Elzey, R.K.; Anankitpaiboon, Satima; Tunna, Lucy; Fries, Robert

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Application of welded steel sandwich panels for tank car shell impact protection

2013-04-30
By Carolan, Michael E. ; Jeong, David Y. ; Perlman, Benjamin ; ...

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Carolan, Michael E. ; Jeong, David Y. ; Perlman, Benjamin ; Murty, Yellapu V. ; Namboodri, Shannon ; Kurtz, Bob ; Elzey, R.K. ; Anankitpaiboon, Satima ; Tunna, Lucy ; Fries, Robert
Corporate Creators:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; Transportation Technology Center, Inc.
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development
Subject/TRT Terms:

Crashworthiness Deformation Impact Impact Tests Panels Protective Panel Prototype Tests Tank Cars Puncture Resistance Sandwich Construction Shells (Structural Forms) Steel Tank Cars
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FRA/ORD-13/19
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development
Abstract:

This report describes research conducted to examine the application of sandwich structure technology to provide protection against the threat of an indenter striking the side or shell of a tank car in the event of an accident. This research was conducted in two phases over a 3-year period. Testing and analysis of flat, welded steel sandwich panels was conducted in the initial phase of the research. Based on the observations and results from that initial phase, a curved, welded steel sandwich panel was designed and built to protect the side or shell of a decommissioned liquid chlorine tank car during a full-scale impact test. Although the protective panel experienced severe damage, the commodity-carrying tank experienced only permanent deformation and did not puncture.
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Funding:

DTFR53-00-C-00012 Task Order 264
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Federal Railroad Administration Volpe Center
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