| Title | Full-Scale Shell Impact Test of a DOT-113 Tank Car |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 69232 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Gonzalez, Francisco |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development and Technology |
| Corporate Contributor |
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.); Transportation Technology Center, Inc. |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration |
| Publication Date | 20200201 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | FRA has an established program to evaluate the puncture resistance of various tank car designs. This program supports examining strategies to lower the potential for loss of lading of tank cars involved in derailments. FRA seeks to develop standardized test and simulation methodologies for quantifying the puncture resistance of tank car designs. This program has previously tested DOT-105 [1][2], DOT-111 [3], DOT-112 [4], and DOT-117 [5] tank cars under similar shell impact conditions. A companion FEA is performed alongside each test, and the test results are used to both validate the pre-test model and improve future finite element (FE) models. |
| Rosap ID | dot:44049 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/44049 |
| TRT Terms | Tank cars; Impact tests; Puncture resistance; Hazardous materials; Finite element method; Structural analysis; Validation |
| General Subjects | HAZMAT; finite element analysis; FEA; model validation |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1731114 |
| Contract Number | DTFR53-11-D-0008; TO-93JJ619F000109 |
| Report Number | RR 20/03 |
| Resource type | Brief |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/69000/69200/69232/RR20-03_20200228.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |