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Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-113C120W9 Tank Car with Cryogenic Lading

Document Series
Technical Reports
Author
Federal Railroad Administration
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-24/02
Office
RDI-22
Subject Hazardous Materials
Keywords
Impact test, DOT-113C120W9 tank car, tank car performance, transportation safety, tank car, hazardous materials, rolling stock, test
Document
Side Impact DOT-113C120W9 Cryogenic Lading.pdf (11.49 MB)

As part of a research program to improve transportation safety for tank cars carrying hazardous materials, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (now MxV Rail) and the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe) to test and analyze the side impact puncture performance of a DOT-113 tank car filled with cryogenic liquid nitrogen (LN2). The research team conducted the impact test on May 14, 2022. All test requirements were met. Researchers performed both pre-test and post-test analyses of the impact response to evaluate, validate, and improve puncture modeling capabilities. This was the last in a series of four tests on DOT-113 tank cars and tank car surrogates sponsored by FRA.


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Last updated: Monday, January 22, 2024