INCREASED RAIL TRANSIT VEHICLE CRASHWORTHINESS IN HEAD-ON COLLISIONS VOLUME III: GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF NEW RAILCAR DESIGNS

As systems manager for the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) Rail System Supporting Technology Program, the Transportation Systems Center (TSC) is conducting research and development efforts directed toward the introduction of improved technology in urban rail system applications. As part of this program, TSC is conducting analytical and experimental studies toward improved safety in urban rail systems. A specific goal in this area of safety is to reduce the number of injuries that may result from the collision of two trains. This report, Volume III, addresses the nature and severity of potential passenger injury and fatality producing mechanisms due to secondary collisions which occur in intracity train crash environments. This analytical methodology is used to identify the factors and car design parameters, including car interior components which significantly influence passenger injury and fatality. In this manner, meaningful design guidelines are established which will minimize and/or limit the hazard to which the passengers will be exposed in the event of most crash environments. This final report is comprised of three other volumes which are: Volume I: Initial Impact (UMTA-MA-06-0025-80-1); Volume II: Primary Collision (UMTA-MA-06-0025-80-2); and Volume IV: IITRAIN Users' Manual (UMTA-MA-06-0025-80-4).

• Corporate Authors:

  IIT Research Institute

  10 West 35th Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60616

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Wiedermann, A H
  • Longinow, A
  • Hahn, E E
• Publication Date: 1980-6

Media Info

• Pagination: n.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashworthiness; Design; Fatalities; Frontal crashes; Impacts; Injuries; Railroad cars; Railroad commuter service; Safety engineering
• Uncontrolled Terms: Interior
• Subject Areas: Design; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00371570
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-MA-06-0025-80-3Final Rpt., DOTTSCUMTA-80-17,III
• Contract Numbers: DOT-TSC-1052-3
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 29 1983 12:00AM