The first part of the document contains the research activities presented by the Calspan Corporation, Boeing Vertol Company, and Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute; transit authority experience by Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York, Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), and New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA); and the manufacturing industry experience by the Budd Company, Franco-Belge (France), and Boeing Vertol. The second part contains the proceedings from the two workshops, namely, crashworthiness and rail car design and test and evaluation; and the concluding remarks from the Office of Safety and Product Qualification (UMTA), and from the Transit Systems Branch (TSC). The major recommendations from the group fall into two categories: (1) The need for (industry-wide) vehicle design engineering guidelines including structural criteria and passenger compartment criteria; and (2) The need for validating these criteria through programs of test and evaluation.


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    Title :

    Proceedings of the Urban Rail Vehicle Crashworthiness Workshop Held at Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 13-14, 1978


    Contributors:
    R. J. Madigan (author) / M. M. Chen (author)

    Publication date :

    1979


    Size :

    272 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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