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Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-117 Tank Car

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) conducted a side impact test on a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)-117J100W (DOT-117) tank car at the Transportation Technology Center (TTC) to evaluate the performance of the tank car under dynamic impact conditions and to provide data for the...