In 1999 the US Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued new regulations and the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) issued new standards for rail passenger equipment crashworthiness. These new regulations and standards include conventional strength-based requirements for equipment used below 200km/h (125 mile/h), crashenergy management for equipment used above 200km/h (125 mile/h) and dynamic sled testing of occupant seats.
US rail equipment crashworthiness standards
01.03.2002
8 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
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U.S. Rail Equipment Crashworthiness Standards
| NTIS | 2001
US rail equipment crashworthiness standards
| Online Contents | 2002
US rail equipment crashworthiness standards
| British Library Online Contents | 2002
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