| Title | An Assessment of the Crashworthiness of Existing Urban Rail Vehicles. Volume II: Analyses and Assessments of Vehicles, Chapters 8 through 12 and Appendixes and References |
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| Record ID | 50524 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Cassidy, R. J.; Romeo, D. J. |
| Source | 171p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | Calspan Corporation |
| 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 | 19751101 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This publication presents information related to the following: Railcar override; Priority areas for the development of cost effective improved car structures; Preliminary design study of impact energy absorbing device; Cost effectiveness of structural improvements; Development of uniform standards. |
| Rosap ID | dot:11906 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11906 |
| TRT Terms | Crashes; Cost effectiveness; Crash injury research; Crashworthiness; Design; Forecasting; Injuries; Mathematical models; Passenger cars; Rapid transit; Research; Risk analysis; Safety; Safety engineering; Safety equipment; Standards; Structural design; Structural engineering; Transportation safety; Urban transportation; Vehicle design |
| Classification | NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; 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; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Contract Number | DOT-TSC-681 |
| Report Number | UMTA-MA-06-0025-75-16,II; DOT-TSC-UMTA-75-21,II |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/50000/50500/50524/DOT-TSC-UMTA-75-21-2.pdf |
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| Database | NTL Digital Repository |