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Engineering Analysis for Railroad Tank Car Head Puncture Resistance

This paper describes engineering analyses to estimate the forces, deformations, and puncture resistance of railroad tank cars. Different approaches to examine puncture of the tank car head are described. One approach is semi-empirical equations to estimate the velocity at which puncture is...

Summary of the DOT Rail-Highway Resource Allocation Procedure - Revised

The Highway Safety Acts of 1973 and 1976, and the Surface Transportation Assistance Acts of 1978 and 19&2 provide funding authorizations to individual states to improve safety at public rail-highway crossings. The installation of active motorist warning devices, such as flashing lights or...