A specific goal of safety is to reduce the number of injuries that may result from the collision of two trains. In Volume I, a two-dimensional analytic simulation model of the leading cars of two impacting transit car consists is formulated. This model is capable of simulating the mechanics of head-on initial impact of two transit cars on straight level track. Specifically, the model is capable of establishing the critical parameters which govern whether the cars crush, override, or crush with subsequent override. This simulation model is used to assess impact control devices currently in service, such as anticlimbers, couplers, and draft gear. The report also presents a detailed experimental test plan for evaluating the strength and effectiveness of future designs of impact control devices which has been developed.
Increased Rail Transit Vehicle Crashworthiness in Head-On Collisions. Volume I. Initial Impact
1980
70 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Transportation Safety , Metropolitan Rail Transportation , Rapid transit railways , Collision research , Railroad cars , Passenger transportation , Mathematical models , Dynamic structural analysis , Gears , Collision avoidance , Couplings , Safety engineering , Computerized simulation , Crash worthiness , Head on collisions , Injury prevention
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