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Full-Scale Shell Impact Test of a DOT-105 Tank Car

Document Series:
Research Results
Author:
  • Federal Railroad Administration
Report Number
RR 19-04
Office
RDI-22
Subject:
Hazardous Materials
Keywords:
Tank cars, impact testing, puncture resistance, hazardous materials, hazmat, finite element analysis, FEA, model validation

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Last updated: Friday, February 15, 2019