The U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Railroad Administrations (FRA) Office of Research and Development has been conducting research into rail equipment crashworthiness. The approach taken in conducting this research has been to review relevant accidents, identify options for design modifications to improve occupant survivability, and to apply analytic tools and testing techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of these strategies. Accidents have been grouped into three categories: train-to-train collisions, collisions with objects, such as grade crossing collisions, and derailments and other single train events. In order to determine the potential effectiveness of improved crashworthiness equipment, computer models have been used to simulate the behavior of conventional and modified equipment in scenarios based on accidents.


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    Title :

    Rail Passenger Equipment Accidents and the Evaluation of Crashworthiness Strategies


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2001


    Size :

    30 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English