| Title | Selected topics in railroad tank car safety. Volume 2 : test plan for accelerated life testing of thermally shielded tank cars |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 34229 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Johnson, M R; Viergutz, O J |
| Source | 74p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | IIT Research Institute; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research and Development |
| Publication Date | 19780800 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | A test plan for the accelerated life testing of thermally shielded tank cars is described. The test program would be conducted at the DOT Transportation Test Center in Pueblo, Colorado. Eighteen tank cars would be included in the program. Five cars would be equipped with a jacketed thermal shield, and 13 cars would be equipped with a spray-on chemical insulation coating. In addition, most cars would be equipped with head shield end-of-car protection systems. The goal of the tests is to simulate the effects of 10 years of normal service operations. This will involve subjecting the cars to a large number of coupling impacts as well as running the cars for a mileage representative of the 10 year period. |
| Rosap ID | dot:8793 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8793 |
| TRT Terms | Construction scheduling; Mechanical fatigue; Fatigue tests; Fire resistant coatings; Fire retardants; Heat insulating materials; Life cycle analysis; Railroad safety; Tank cars; Tests |
| General Subjects | Transportation Technology Center; Fast track; Fatigue life; Fire retardant coatings; Life cycle testing; Tank car safety; Thermal insulation |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| OCLC | 4407665 |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
188684 |
| Contract Number | DOT-TSC-1043-2 |
| Report Number | FRA/ORD-78/32.II; DOT-TSC-FRA-78-12.II |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/34000/34200/34229/DOT-TSC-FRA-78-12-2.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |