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Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-105 Tank Car

Document Series:
Technical Reports
Author:
  • Federal Railroad Administration
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-19/12
Office
RDI-22
Subject:
Hazardous Materials
Keywords:
Impact test, DOT-105 tank car, tank car performance, ram head, ram car, transportation safety, toxic by inhalation, TIH, finite element analysis, FEA, finite element, FE
Document
DOT-105_Side Impact Test and Analyses.pdf (10.43 MB)

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Last updated: Monday, May 20, 2019