A NEW STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR SCHOOL BUS BODIES

A comprehensive structural performance standard for school bus superstructures is being developed by a special task force on school bus safety organized by the School Bus Manufacturers Institute. This paper presents a progress report on the standard. Included is a review of the main features: the basic philosophy that the bus body must be capable of safe, controlled energy absorption in the event of a crash; the establishment of a statically equivalent test through the use of energy absorption as a simulation parameter; and detailed specifications for simulated crash modes. As a specific example, the rollover simulation test specification is presented in its entirety and a critical assessment is provided. /SAE/

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers

  485 Lexington Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • Jahsman, W E
• Publication Date: 1974-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 6 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash tests; Crashworthiness; Energy absorption; Rollover crashes; School buses; Simulation; Structural design; Vehicle capacity; Vehicle design
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Public Transportation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095602
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE #741145
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 2 1981 12:00AM