Engineering analyses for railroad tank car head puncture resistance

Jeong, D.Y.; Tang, Y.H.; Yu, H.; Perlman, A.B.; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Tufts University

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Engineering analyses for railroad tank car head puncture resistance

Published Date:

2006-11-06

Language:

English

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Alternative Title:

Proceedings of IMECE2006 ; 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition ;

Creators:

Jeong, D.Y. ; Tang, Y.H. ; Yu, H. ; Perlman, A.B. ;

Corporate Creators:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; Tufts University ;

Corporate Contributors:

United States. Federal Railroad Administration

Subject/TRT Terms:

Strength of materials ; Railroad safety ; Tank cars ; Railroad cars ; Railroad trains ; ... More ▼

Publication/ Report Number:

IMECE2006-13212

Resource Type:

Proceedings

Geographical Coverage:

United States

Corporate Publisher:

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

NTL Classification:

AGR-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY ; NTL-RAIL TRANSPORTATION-Rail Safety ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Rail Safety ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-SAFETY AND SECURITY ; NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Vehicle Design ;

Abstract:

This paper describes engineering analyses to estimate the

forces, deformations, and puncture resistance of railroad tank

cars. Different approaches to examine puncture of the tank car

head are described. One approach is semi-empirical equations

to estimate the velocity at which puncture is expected to occur.

Other approaches apply elastic-plastic finite element analysis.

The results from these approaches are compared with

experimental data from impact tests, and are shown to provide

reasonable estimates of impact forces.

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Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Federal Railroad Administration

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