STANDARDIZATION OF LARGE CONTAINERS AND LARGE CONTAINER WAGONS. EFFECT OF WIND ON THE STABILITY OF LARGE CONTAINERS

In strong winds empty containers are in danger of tipping over because of their large wall areas together with a low specific mass. The results of wind tests carried out in wind tunnels and on the track provide indications concerning the critical conditions of such overturning. This report also outlines recommendations on the measures to be adopted in the transport of large containers on wagons and in stacking them.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Restrictions on the use of this document are contained in the explanatory material.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Union of Railways

  Office of Research and Experiments
  Utrecht,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 1973-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 23 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Container cars; Containers; Flat cars; Intermodal transportation; Vehicle design
• Old TRIS Terms: Car design; Question b112
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052586
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: B112/RP 7/E
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 1975 12:00AM