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Feb
2024
Technical Reports
Improving Tank Car Crash Energy Management (CEM)
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Rolling stock research, FEA, mitigation, hazmat, tank car, puncture resistance, TC128-B
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration sponsored a 2-year research effort between August 2020 and August 2022 to investigate multiple mitigation concepts for hazmat tank cars,...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-24-05
Office
RDI-22
25
Jan
2024
Technical Reports
Improving Thermal Protection of Cryogenic Tank Cars Through Testing, Analysis, and Evaluation of Pressure Relief Valve System Performance
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Cryogenic fluid, dual phase flow, simulation, fire, LNG
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored a research team to conduct high fidelity finite element (FE) modeling to evaluate the effects of post-derailment motion on...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-24/01
Office
RDI-22
22
Jan
2024
Technical Reports
Side Impact Test and Analyses of a DOT-113C120W9 Tank Car with Cryogenic Lading
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Impact test, DOT-113C120W9 tank car, tank car performance, transportation safety, tank car, hazardous materials, rolling stock, test
Abstract: As part of a research program to improve transportation safety for tank cars carrying hazardous materials, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored Transportation...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-24/02
Office
RDI-22
29
Sep
2023
Technical Reports
Load Environment Characterization of Tank Car Stub Sill During Revenue Operations
Subject
Hazardous Materials,
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Tank Cars, Rail, Stub Sill Failures, Impact Test, Yard Operation, Mainline Operation, Main Operation, Car Coupling, Draft Gear, Instrumented Couplers
Abstract: Fractures in the stub sills of tank cars pose a significant problem for the rail industry due to the potential for damage to the tank structure and possible release of the...
Report Number
: DOT/FRA/ORD-23/34
Office
RDI-22
29
Sep
2023
Technical Reports
Development of a Bayesian Network-Based Accident Model for Hazmat Unit Trains
Subject
Hazardous Materials,
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Risk analysis, unit trains, hazmat
Abstract: The objective of this research project was to develop a predictive risk model for the release of hazardous material transported in unit trains using data science techniques for...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-23/37
Office
RDI-22