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1 Nov 2001

Technical Reports

Evaluation of Semi-Empirical Analyses for Railroad Tank Car Puncture Velocity, Part I: Correlations with Experimental Data

Author
D.Y. Jeong, Y.H. Tang, and A.B. Perlman

Subject Hazardous Materials

Keywords: tank car, coupler impact, indentation, puncture velocity, tank car head, shield protection

Abstract: This report is the first in a two-part series that focuses on methodologies to determine the puncture velocity of tank car shells. In this context, puncture velocity refers to the...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-01/21.I
Office
RRD

1 Nov 2001

Technical Reports

Evaluation of Semi-Empirical Analyses for Railroad Tank Car Puncture Velocity, Part II: Correlations with Engineering Analyses

Author
D.Y. Jeong, Y.H. Tang, and A.B. Perlman

Subject Hazardous Materials

Abstract: This report is the second in a series focusing on methods to determine the puncture velocity of railroad tank car shells. In this context, puncture velocity refers to the impact...

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-01/21.II
Office
RRD

26 Oct 2001

Conference & Workshop

Tank Car Federal Safety Initiatives - October 2001

Subject Hazardous Materials

Keywords: Tank Car Federal Safety Initiatives

Location

United States

13 Sep 2001

Other Reports

Agent Blasting Type E (Class 1.5D) : Second Shipping Campaign

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Hazardous Materials

Abstract: Safety of communities during the temporary in-transit storage of Agent Blasting Type E (Class 1.5D) in Oregon and Washington.

26 Sep 2000

Policy and Guidance

Hazardous Materials: North American Model Standard on Standard-related Measures

Subject Hazardous Materials

Keywords: Hazardous Materials, North American Model Standard on Standard-related Measures