A specific goal of safety is to reduce the number of injuries that may result from the collision of two trains. In Volume IV, a computer code for the simulated crash of two railcar consists is described. The code is capable of simulating the mechanics of head-on impact of two consists on straight level track. The simulation is limited to two dimensions, namely a vertical plane containing the length of the track. The user can model the individual car componenets or cars in a complex or as simple a manner as is warranted by the simulation results desired. Although specifically developed for transit cars, the code can also be used to simulate freight trains or intercity passenger trains.
Increased Rail Transit Vehicle Crashworthiness in Head-On Collisions. Volume IV. IITRAIN User's Manual
1980
233 pages
Report
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English
Transportation Safety , Metropolitan Rail Transportation , Rapid transit railways , Collision research , Computer programs , Railroad cars , Passenger transportation , Mathematical models , Dynamic structural analysis , Computerized simulation , Safety engineering , Crash worthiness , Head on collisions , Injury prevention
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