COMMODITY TO VEHICLE RESTRAINT SYSTEMS. DYNAMIC TESTS ON NAILED-WOOD JOINTS

An account of laboratory tests in which forces, acceleration and displacement produced during the tests were measured for 313 combinations of various types of wood blocks, sizes and quantity of nails and forces of inertia.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 4th Intersociety Conference on Transportation
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

  Two Park Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Authors:
  • Jackson, E
• Publication Date: 1976-7

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: 4 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Blocking; Freight cars; Freight transportation; Loading and unloading; Loss and damage; Occupant protection devices
• Uncontrolled Terms: Impact protection
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo transportation; Freight car loading; Lading protection; Loading rules
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00162958
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: GP-6 Conf Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM