Cooperative Research in Tank Car Safety Design: How Science and Engineering Are Reducing the Risk of Rail Transport of Hazardous Materials

Railroad tank cars transport more than 1.6 million shipments of hazardous materials each year. Tank car safety in North America has improved continuously through cooperative testing, research, and standards development by industry and government. Recent design advances have followed three approaches to enhance the safety of tank cars: statistical analysis and optimization of design, structural modeling, and physical testing.

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• Authors:
  • Barkan, Christopher P L
  • Saat, M Rapik
  • Gonzalez III, Francisco
  • Treichel, Todd T
• Publication Date: 2013-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 12-19
• Serial:
  • TR News
  • Issue Number: 286
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0738-6826

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hazardous materials; Railroad safety; Research; Statistical analysis; Structural models; Tank cars; Vehicle design; Vehicle safety; Vehicle tests
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01489841
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Aug 15 2013 9:43AM