Two full-scale impact tests were conducted to measure the crashworthiness performance of Crash Energy Management (CEM) passenger rail cars. On December 3, 2003 a single car impacted a fixed barrier at approximately 35 mph and on February 26, 2004, two-coupled passenger cars impacted a fixed barrier at approximately 29 mph. Coach cars retrofitted with CEM end structures, which are designed to crush in a controlled manner were used in the test. These test vehicles were instrumented with accelerometers, string potentiometers, and strain gages to measure the gross motions of each car body in three dimensions, the deformation of specific structural components, and the force-crush characteristic of the CEM end structure.


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    Title :

    Impact Tests of Crash Energy Management Passenger Rail Cars: Analysis and Structural Measurements


    Contributors:
    K. Jacobsen (author) / D. Tyrell (author) / B. Perlman (author)

    Publication date :

    2004


    Size :

    9 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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