DESIGN LOADS AND SAFETY MARGINS FOR PASSENGER COACHES AND MOTIVE POWER UNITS

Decades of research work have been necessary to determine the strength requirements for passenger cars and motive power units on the basis of tests and experience available from accidents. The strength requirements are briefly discussed. The reasons are given for the justification of the present buffer load of 200 kN or 1500 kN, respectively. Reductions appear feasible by an increase in the energy absorption capacity of the passenger coach buffers and by implementing appropriate measures on the locomotives. The designers should provide cars with certain defined zones for energy absorption by plastic deformation.

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  Siemens (Georg) Verlagsbuchhandlung

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  1 Berlin 30,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • FELSING, A
• Publication Date: 1983-10

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 344-348
• Serial:
  • Glasers Annalen ZEV
  • Volume: 107
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Siemens (Georg) Verlagsbuchhandlung
  • ISSN: 0373-322X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Design; Energy absorption; Force; Light vehicles; Locomotives; Passenger cars; Safety; Strength of materials; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Longitudinal forces
• Old TRIS Terms: Locomotive design; Passenger car design; Strength requirements
• Subject Areas: Design; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00381514
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 30 1984 12:00AM