| Title | Rail passenger equipment crashworthiness testing requirements and implementation |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 22619 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Jeong, David; Severson, Kristine; Perlman, A. Benjamin; Brickle, Barrie; VanIngen-Dunn, Caroline |
| Source | Paper presented at International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Nov. 6, 2000, Orlando, FL. |
| Corporate Contributor |
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration |
| Publication Date | 20001100 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This paper describes the requirements and the implementation of a series of impact tests of rail passenger equipment. The test requirements the desired measurements are dictated by the characteristics of the vehicle, as well as uncertainties in the analysis techniques used to evaluate the collision behavior of the equipment. The required measurements are implemented with available measurement transducers, including accelerometers, strain gages, and string potentiometers. The measurement data are gathered using an on-board data acquisition system. |
| Rosap ID | dot:8512 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8512 |
| TRT Terms | Crashworthiness; Passenger trains; Railroad safety; Railroad commuter service; Passengers; Crashes; Impact tests; Computer models |
| General Subjects | Rail passenger equipment |
| Classification | NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - RAIL TRANSPORTATION; NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Proceedings |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/22000/22600/22619/req_impl.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |