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8 Mar 2021

Technical Reports

Development of Prototype Commuter Rail Passenger Seats for Use in CEM Passenger Rail Cars

Author
Federal Railroad Administration

Subject Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment

Keywords: Crashworthiness, occupant protection, full-scale train-to-train test, crash energy management, crush zones, rail cars, occupant survivability, collision, injury, impacts

Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-21/11
Office
RDI-22

19 Dec 2013

Technical Reports

Workstation Table Crashworthiness Tests

Author
Richard Stringfellow and Jay Nutting

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

1 Sep 1996

Technical Reports

Crashworthiness of Passenger Trains: Safety of High-Speed Ground Transportation Systems

Author
David Tyrell, Kristine Severson, Brian Marquis

Subject Crashworthiness - Passenger Equipment

Keywords: Crash Energy Management, Interior Crashworthiness, Occupant Restraint

Abstract: Studies were conducted evaluating the effectiveness of alternative strategies for providing crashworthiness of the vehicle structures and on the effectiveness of alternative...

Report Number
DOT-VNTSC-FRA-96-5
Office
RRD