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Prototype Design of a Collision Protection System for Cab Car Engineers
The objective of this project was to develop and analyze a passive system to protect a cab car engineer from secondary impact injuries that might be experienced due to impact with the cab console. The primary requirement for the system was the ability to compartmentalize and limit the injury...Track Buckling Prevention: Theory, Safety Concepts, and Applications
This report is a part of the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center’s Track Stability Research Program for the Federal Railroad Administration on thermal buckling of continuous welded rail (CWR) track and its prevention. Presented in this report are the developments of theoretical...Detailed Puncture Analyses of Tank Cars: Analysis of Different Impactor Threats and Impact Conditions
There has been significant research in recent years to analyze and improve the impact behavior and puncture resistance of railroad tank cars. Much of this research has been performed using detailed nonlinear finite element analyses supported by full scale impact testing. This use of detailed...