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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
Dec
2011
Research Results
Success Factors in the Reduction of Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incidents
Subject
Grade Crossing Modeling and Simulation,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Highway-rail grade crossing, success factors, incident reduction, safety
Abstract: This study examined the decrease in highway-rail grade crossing incidents between 1994 and 2007 and identifies 5 success factors that accounted for 80% of this decrease.
Report Number
RR11-28
Office
RDI-23
1
Dec
2011
Research Results
Data Analysis of Grade Crossing Incidents
Subject
Grade Crossing Modeling and Simulation,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
Keywords: Grade crossing, traffic moment, exposure, incident rate, safety, safety statistics
Abstract: Traffic movement (TM) is a measure of train and vehicle traffic used to calculate incident rates. This analysis used TM to examine grade crossing incidents from 1989-2008....
Report Number
RR11-27
Office
RDI-23
1
Oct
2011
Technical Reports
Technical Criteria and Procedures for Evaluating the Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection Performance of Alternatively Designed Passenger Rail Equipment for Use in Tier I Service
Subject
Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment
Keywords: RSAC; crashworthiness; waiver application; Tier I; standards; passenger equipment
Abstract: Criteria and procedures have been developed for assessing crashworthiness and occupant protection performance of alternatively designed trainsets to be used in Tier I (not...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-11/22
Office
RRD
1
Nov
2009
Research Results
North Carolina Department of Transportation's "Sealed Corridor" Assessment - Phase IV
Subject
Grade Crossing Modeling and Simulation,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning Systems,
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings,
Human Factors
Keywords: Sealed Corridor, private grade crossing, grade crossing improvements, safety benefits
Abstract: This report assesses Phase IV of North Carolina's Sealed Corridor program, which closed or added warning devices to 44 private crossings from 1990 to 2008.
Report Number
RR09-21
Office
RDI-21