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Research Results
Short Line Safety Institute: 2022 Systematic Review
Subject
Human Factors
Keywords: freight railroads, regional railroads, short line railroads, safety culture assessment, safety culture measurement, state of rail industry
Abstract: SLSI conducts an annual analysis to assess the status of safety culture in the industry. This report summarizes findings from a systematic review of the 18 SLSI Safety Culture...
Report Number
RR 23-05
Office
RDI-24
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2023
Research Results
Finite Element Analysis of APTA Passenger Rail 8G Injury Seat Test
Subject
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Crashworthiness, dynamic sled testing, ATDs, rail passenger safety, secondary impacts, finite element analysis
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored researchers at the Volpe Center to perform finite element analyses (FEA) of 8g dynamic crash tests using a commuter rail 2-...
Report Number
RR 23-07
Office
RDI-22
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May
2023
Research Results
Finite Element Model Validation of THOR-50M ATD for APTA Table Test
Subject
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Crashworthiness, pendulum impact testing, anthropomorphic test device, ATD, rail passenger safety, secondary impacts, crashworthy tables
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored Volpe Center researchers to validate a publicly available finite element (FE) model of the Test device for Human Occupant...
Report Number
RR 23-08
Office
RDI-22
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May
2023
Research Results
Finite Element Analysis of APTA Passenger Rail 8G Structural Seat Test
Subject
Rolling Stock
Keywords: Crashworthiness, pendulum impact testing, anthropomorphic test device, ATD, rail passenger safety, secondary impacts, crashworthy tables
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sponsored researchers at the Volpe Center to perform finite element analyses (FEA) of 8g dynamic crash tests with a commuter rail 2-...
Report Number
RR 23-06
Office
RPD-22