The U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center and School (USADACS), Validation Engineering Division (SMCAC-DEV), received comments from the Association of American Railroads/Bureau of Explosives (AAR/BOE) concerning typical anchor devices in steel boxcar sidewalls. Typical anchor devices will accommodate up to 1 1/4-inch steel banding. Using the bulkhead gate method of partial-layer procedures using 1 1/4-inch bulkhead straps. Rail impact tests revealed a single layer, four pallet test load requires three 1 1/4-inch steel straps positioned across the face of the bulkhead for longitudinal restraint. Total weight of the four pallet test load is 6,890 pounds.


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    Title :

    Evaluation of the Railroad Boxcar Lading Strap Anchors Adaptable to 1 1/4-Inch Steel Banding


    Contributors:
    J. H. Krohn (author)

    Publication date :

    1989


    Size :

    38 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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