The development of a rail passenger coach car crush-zone

Mayville, Ronald A.; Johnson, Kent N.; Stringfellow, Richard G.; Tyrell, David C.; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); TIAX LLC

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The development of a rail passenger coach car crush-zone

2003-04-22
By Mayville, Ronald A. ; Johnson, Kent N. ; Stringfellow, Richard G. ; ...

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Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE/ASME Joint Rail Conference
Creators:

Mayville, Ronald A. ; Johnson, Kent N. ; Stringfellow, Richard G. ; Tyrell, David C.

Mayville, Ronald A. ; Johnson, Kent N. ; Stringfellow, Richard G. ; Tyrell, David C. Less -
Corporate Creators:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; TIAX LLC

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; TIAX LLC Less -
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
Subject/TRT Terms:

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Collisions Crash Energy Management Crashworthiness Energy Absorption Finite Element Method Fracture Tests Impact Tests Passenger Cars Railroad Cars
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RTD 2003-1653
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Proceedings
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United States
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers ; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

American Society of Mechanical Engineers ; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Less -
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This paper presents information on the design of a rail

vehicle crush zone for better occupant protection. The overall

design requirements and characteristics are described and the

configuration for the various structural subsystems is presented.

The paper also includes information on full-scale component

tests carried out to support the development of the design,

particularly for the primary energy absorbers. Comparisons

between test and finite element analysis are presented and there

is a discussion of how the test results have affected the design.
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Federal Railroad Administration Volpe Center
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