| Title | Passenger Rail Two-Car Impact Test. Volume III Test Procedures Instrumentation and Data |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 19731 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Brickle, B. |
| Source | 182p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Transportation Technology Center, Inc. |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development |
| Publication Date | 20020300 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | A full-scale impact test was performed April 4, 2000, at the Federal Railroad Administration's Transportation Technology Center near Pueblo, Colorado by Transportation Technology Center, Inc., a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads. The test was performed using two Budd Company Pioneer-type commuter passenger cars coupled together. The purpose of the test was to measure strains, accelerations, and displacements during the impact and validate the computational and kinematic models of the vehicle impacting a rigid barrier. The test also showed the influence of the lead car on the secondary collision environment of the trailing car. |
| Rosap ID | dot:5238 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5238 |
| TRT Terms | Railroad safety; Passenger trains; Crash tests; Dummies |
| General Subjects | Accelerators; Colorado; Crash-force pulse shape; Crashes; Displacements; Impact tests; Models; Passenger transportation; Rail transportation; Rigid barriers; Strains; Structural deformation |
| Classification | NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - RAIL TRANSPORTATION; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Rail Safety |
| Geographical Coverage |
Pueblo (Colorado) |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
932377 |
| Contract Number | DTFR 53-93-C-00001 |
| Report Number | FRA/ORD/01/22.III; DOT/FRA/ORD/01/22.III |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/19000/19700/19731/PB2003100088.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |