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22
Mar
2024
Technical Reports
Detailed Puncture Analyses of Tank Cars: Analysis of Different Impactor Threats and Impact Conditions
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Tank car, Impactor, derailment, hazardous materials, hazmat
Abstract: 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...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-13/17 Revision 1
Office
RRD
29
Feb
2024
Technical Reports
Fire Performance of a Cryogenic ISO UN-T75 Storage Tank Using Analytical Methods and Fire Testing – Phase 2: Testing with LNG in an ISO Tank
Subject
Hazardous Materials
Keywords: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Liquid Nitrogen (LN2), ISO UN-T75 Tank, Flatcar, Pressure Relief Valve/Device (PRV/PRD), Directional Flame Thermometer (DFT), Incident Heat Flux, Surface Temperature
Abstract: FRA sponsored a study by Southwest Research Institute to...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-24/11
Office
RDI-22
1
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
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
13
Apr
2023
Technical Reports
Improved Collision Protection for Train Passengers Seated in Wheelchairs: Evaluation of Active and Passive Strategies
Subject
Hazardous Materials,
Rolling Stock
Keywords: wheeled mobility device, wheelchair, compartmentalization, securement, WhMD, occupant protection, passenger railcar, railcar
Abstract: The project evaluates wheeled mobility device (WhMD) securement and occupant restraint on passenger trains. Researchers tested three off-the-shelf wheelchair securement systems...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-23/12
Office
RPD-22