| Title | Workstation Table Engineering Model Design, Development, Fabrication, and Testing |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 45774 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Stringfellow, Richard; Rancatore, Robert |
| Source | 95p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration |
| Publication Date | 20120500 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This research effort is focused on providing a workstation table design that will reduce the risk of occupant injuries due to secondary impacts and to compartmentalize the occupants to prevent impacts with other objects and/or passengers seated across from them. The table must be capable of protecting the passengers in a seating arrangement with the table located between facing seats. Included in this study are the design, fabrication, quasi-static testing, and delivery of the table for subsequent testing in the crash energy management (CEM) full-scale test. Finite element analyses of the table components and multibody dynamic analyses of the occupant response were performed to help guide the design and predict whether the occupant injury risk for the newly designed table meets the requirements. Four tables were fabricated; two were included in the CEM full-scale train-to-train test in March 2006, and two were constructed for use in quasi-static and dynamic sled tests. To date, only the quasi-static tests and the CEM full-scale test have been performed. |
| Rosap ID | dot:24797 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24797 |
| TRT Terms | Crashes; Ground transportation crashes; Crash analysis; Finite element method; Testing; Tests; Experiments; Test procedures; Structural models |
| General Subjects | Crashworthiness; Workstation table; Quasi-static testing; Crash energy management; Full-scale test; Finite element analysis |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1445976 |
| Report Number | DOT/FRA/ORD-12/06 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/45000/45700/45774/TR_Workstation_Table_Engineering_Model_Design_Development_Fabrication_Testing_final.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |