PHYSICS OF COLLISIONS

Paper clears up some misconceptions on rail car structure and sets down the physical basis of collision analysis and car structure design.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transit Development Corporation, Incorporated

  1730 M Street, NW, Suite 911
  Washington, DC  United States  20036
• Authors:
  • Raskin, D
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 13 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crashes; Crashworthiness; Design; Dissipation; Energy absorption; Kinetic energy; Mass; Passenger cars; Passengers; Railroad cars; Safety; Transportation safety; Vehicle design; Velocity
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Passenger safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Car design; Passenger car design
• Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Passenger Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00091886
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TDC/500-74/6 Final Rpt.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 10 1976 12:00AM