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Jul
1995
Technical Reports
Locomotive Crashworthiness Research Volume 1: Model Development and Validation
Subject
Locomotive Standards (Safety & Noise)
Keywords: Safety, Locomotive, Crashworthiness, Collisions, Structural analysis, Dynamics Analysis
Abstract: The model developed to simulate the head-on collision of two lead locomotives, each in a multi-locomotive, multi-trailing-vehicle train, appears to provide a good simulation of...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-95/08.1
1
Jul
1995
Technical Reports
Locomotive Crashworthiness Research Volume 2: Design Concept Generation and Evaluation
Subject
Locomotive Standards (Safety & Noise)
Keywords: Safety, Locomotive, Crashworthiness, Collisions, Structural analysis, Dynamics Analysis
Abstract: The overall approach to the project included information gathering on locomotive design and crashworthiness; the development of computer models to evaluate crashworthiness; and...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-95/08.2
1
Jul
1995
Technical Reports
Locomotive Crashworthiness Research Volume 3: Review and Discussion of Freight Locomotive Crashworhiness Concepts
Subject
Locomotive Standards (Safety & Noise)
Keywords: Safety, Locomotive, Crashworthiness, Collisions, Structural analysis, Dynamics Analysis
Abstract: The results of the study, summarized in this report, suggest that a cost-effective improvement in locomotive crashworthiness is feasible, at least for a few of the features. In...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-95/08.3
1
Jul
1995
Technical Reports
Locomotive Crashworthiness Research Volume 4: Additional Freight Locomotive Calculations
Subject
Locomotive Standards (Safety & Noise)
Keywords: Safety, Locomotive, Crashworthiness, Collisions, Structural analysis, Dynamics Analysis
Abstract: Previously developed computer models (see Volume 1) are used to carry out additional calculations for evaluation of road freight locomotive crashworthiness. The effect of fewer...
Report Number
DOT/FRA/ORD-95/08.4
Office
ROA
1
Aug
1984
Technical Reports
Six-Axle Locomotive Mini-Test on FAST
Subject
Locomotive Standards (Safety & Noise)
Abstract: This report is the fifth in a series of technical notes proceeding from the Rail Lubrication Study conducted by the Association of American Railroads on the FAST track (Facility...
Report Number
TTC-022
Office
RRD