| Title | Increased Rail Transit Vehicle Crashworthiness in Head-On Collisions. Volume IV. TRAIN User's Manual |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 49125 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Hahn, Edward E. |
| Source | 233p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | IIT Research Institute |
| Corporate Contributor |
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19800601 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | A specific goal of safety is to reduce the number of injuries that may result from the collision of two trains. In Volume IV, a computer code for the simulated crash of two railcar consists is described. The code is capable of simulating the mechanics of head-on impact of two consists on straight level track. The simulation is limited to two dimensions, namely a vertical plane containing the length of the track. The user can model the individual car components or cars in a complex or as simple a manner as is warranted by the simulation results desired. Although specifically developed for transit cars, the code can also be used to simulate freight trains or intercity passenger trains. |
| Rosap ID | dot:10601 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10601 |
| TRT Terms | Crash avoidance systems; Crashes; Crash injury research; Rail transit; Rapid transit; Rapid transit cars; Passenger cars; Frontal crashes; Railroad cars; Safety engineering; Safety; Mathematical models; Simulation; Dynamic structural analysis; Gears; Vehicle design; Occupant protection devices |
| General Subjects | Draft gears; Impact protection |
| Classification | NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Rail Transit; NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Safety and Security; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Transit Safety and Security; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Contract Number | DOT-TSC-1052-4 |
| Report Number | UMTA-MA-06-0025-80-4; DOT-TSC-UMTA-80-17-4 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49100/49125/DOT-TSC-UMTA-80-17.4.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |