NTL Record

Title Repair of Budd Pioneer Coach car crush zones
Record ID 34515
Personal Name
Creator
Mayville, Ronald A; Rancatore, Robert J; Stringfellow, Richard G; Amar, Gabriel
Source 54p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator TIAX LLC; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
Publication Date 20070500
Language English
Abstract The research team conducted a project to repair cars for use in a full-scale train-to-train collision test with crash energy management systems. The two cars had been damaged in previous dynamic tests. Several components required replacement, and some required design modification. This report describes the damage to the cars from the tests, and the various actions needed to repair and modify the components. Some collision dynamics and finite element analyses were conducted in support of the modifications. The project included fabrication and assistance in implementing the repairs.
Rosap ID dot:8851
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8851
TRT Terms Crashworthiness; Finite element method; Prototype tests; Railroad crashes; Railroad safety
General Subjects Crash energy management; Damage assessment; Passenger rail; Train-to-train collisions
Classification NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - RAIL TRANSPORTATION;
NTL - RAIL TRANSPORTATION - Rail Safety
Geographical
Coverage
United States
OCLC 182560478
TRIS Online
Accession No
1055593
Contract Number RR28/DB035
Report Number DOT/FRA/ORD-07/18; DOT-VNTSC-FRA-07-02
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/34000/34500/34515/DOT-VNTSC-FRA-07-02.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository