The crashworthiness of existing urban rail vehicles (passenger cars) and the feasibility of improvements in this area were investigated. Both rail-car structural configurations and impact absorption devices were studied. Recommendations for engineering standards for urban rail vehicles were developed. The report covers: (1) The development of analytical tools to predict passenger threat - environment during collision; (2) criteria for predicting passenger injury due to train collisions; (3) an application of injury criteria and analytic models to predict passenger injuries resulting from collisions of trains that represent existing construction types; (4) a preliminary investigation of applying impact absorption devices to transit vehicles; (5) a design study of car structural configurations for improved impact energy management; (6) a review of engineering standards for Urban Rail Car Crashworthiness.
An Assessment of the Crashworthiness of Existing Urban Rail Vehicles. Volume I: Analyses and Assessments of Vehicles, Chapters 1 Through 7
1975
199 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Consumer Affairs , Rapid transit railways , Railroad cars , Collision research , Safety engineering , Accidents , Passenger transportation , Structural engineering , Safety devices , Standards , Injuries , Urban transportation , Predictions , Mathematical models , Crashworthiness , DOT/5A , DOT/4DZ/DC
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