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.


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    Titel :

    Increased Rail Transit Vehicle Crashworthiness in Head-On Collisions. Volume I. Initial Impact


    Beteiligte:
    E. E. Hahn (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1980


    Format / Umfang :

    70 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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