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Dec
2013
Technical Reports
Workstation Table Crashworthiness Tests
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment,
Occupant Protection,
Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment,
Passenger Rail,
Collision
Keywords: Crashworthiness, workstation table, full-scale train-to-train test, crash energy management, crush zones, rail cars, occupant survivability, collision, injury, impacts
Abstract: This report describes results from the Option C component of a research program aimed at improving crashworthiness of passenger train workstation tables. Research conducted in the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-13/48
Office
RRD
28
Oct
2013
Technical Reports
Alternative Occupied Volume Integrity (OVI) Tests and Analyses
Subject
Facilities & Test Equipment,
Occupant Protection,
Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Occupant volume integrity, testing, finite element analysis, passenger equipment, crashworthiness
Abstract: FRA, supported by the Volpe Center, conducted research on alternative methods of evaluating occupied volume integrity (OVI) in passenger railcars. Guided by this research, an...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-13/46
Office
RRD
1
May
2012
Technical Reports
Workstation Table Engineering Model Design, Development, Fabrication, and Testing
Subject
Occupant Protection,
Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment
Keywords: workstation table; quasi-static testing; crash energy management; full-scale test; finite element analysis
Abstract: This research effort is focused on providing a workstation table design that will reduce the risk of occupant injuries due to secondary impacts and to compartmentalize the...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-12/06
Office
RRD
1
Feb
2012
Research Results
Occupant Volume Integrity Evaluation in Passenger Rail Cars
Subject
Occupant Protection,
Passenger Rail
Keywords: Occupant volume integrity, OVI, crippling, buff strength, alternative criteria
Report Number
RR12-01
Office
RDI-22
15
Jun
2010
Presentations
Cognitive Distraction & Attentional Error: Bringing Science to the Rail Industry
Subject
Human Factors,
Commuter
Keywords: CTIL; CTILWEB; Human Error; Situational Awareness; Distraction; Attention;
Abstract: Accidents in commuter rail operations point to the need for better understanding of the contributory role of operator distraction in rail safety. This presentation discusses need...
Presenter
Elsmore, George; Jamieson, Randy; Smilek, Daniel
Audience
APTA Rail Conference
Location
Boston, MA
United States