As part of the passenger equipment crashworthiness research, sponsored by the Federal Railroad Administration and supported by the Volpe Center, passenger coach and cab cars have been tested in inline collision conditions. The purpose of these tests was to establish baseline levels of crashworthiness performance for the conventional equipment and demonstrate the minimum achievable levels of enhancement using performance based alternatives. The alternative strategy pursued is the application of the crash energy management design philosophy. The goal is to provide a survivable volume where no intrusion occurs so that passengers can safely ride out the collision or derailment. In addition, lateral buckling and override modes of deformation are prevented from occurring. This behavior is contrasted with that observed from both full scale tests recently conducted and historical accidents where both lateral buckling and/or override occurs for conventionally designed equipment.
Development of Crash Energy Management Designs for Existing Passenger Rail Vehicles
2004
9 pages
Report
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English
Transportation Safety , Metropolitan Rail Transportation , Railroad Transportation , Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Crash worthiness research , Passenger equipment , Coach cars , Cab cars , Tests , Collision conditions , Crash energy management designs , Passenger rail vehicles , Deformations
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