The probability of damage and the potential resulting hazards are analyzed for a representative rail shipping container for three several rail accident scenarios. The scenarios are: (1) the rupture of closure bolts and resulting opening of closure lid due to a severe impact, (2) the puncture of container by an impacting rail-car coupler, and (3) the yielding of container due to side impact on a rigid uneven surface. The analysis results indicate that scenario 2 is a physically unreasonable event while the probabilities of a significant loss of containment in scenarios 1 and 3 are extremely small. Before assessing the potential risk for the last two scenarios, the uncertainties in predicting complex phenomena for rare, high-consequence hazards needs to be addressed using a rigorous methodology.


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    Title :

    Shipping container response to three severe railway accident scenarios


    Contributors:
    Mok, G.C. (author) / Fischer, L.E. (author) / Murty, S.S. (author) / Witte, M.C. (author)


    Publication date :

    1998


    Size :

    8 Seiten, 3 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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