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A full-scale rollover test was performed on a CPC-1232 tank car body to determine the survivability of the top fittings and provide a comparison to past tank car-type rollover tests. Dynamic simulations were performed prior to the test to determine appropriate test conditions and parameters....
Under the sponsorship of the Federal Railroad Administration, researchers conducted finite element (FE) analyses at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center from April 2018 to July 2019 to understand the underlying mechanisms contributing to the main observed failure modes of cut spikes...