THESEUS. MAXIMUM SAFETY TANK TRUCKS THROUGH EXPERIMENTAL ACCIDENT SIMULATION. SUMMARY FINAL REPORT

Analyses of accident statistics have revealed that in Germany about 1000 accidents happen every year in which tank trucks transporting hazardous materials are involved. In about 60 of these cases leakage of hazardous materials is likely, thus adding to the risk of injuries to persons, large damage to property and the environment. The idea of THESEUS project was to lessen this risk. Systematic and reproducible experiments were conducted on single components, tank trucks in their entirety and safety devices to look into driving stability, over turning and crash performance. By this approach, the safety level under accident-induced loads was to be analyzed and made assessable. Accident data were collected and analyzed with a view to defining realistic test parameters.

• Corporate Authors:

  Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung

  Berlin,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Guenther, B
  • Schulz-Forberg, B
  • HUNDHAUSEN, G
  • Hempel, H
  • Hipp, W
• Publication Date: 1995-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 248 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash data; Crashes; Hazardous materials; Risk assessment; Stability (Mechanics); Statistics; Transportation; Trucks
• Old TRIS Terms: Hazardous materials transportation
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00721817
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: RIVM-623710001
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 3 1996 12:00AM