IMPACT AS RELATED TO FREIGHT-CAR AND LADING DAMAGE
Damage to railway cars and ladings resulting from end impact is responsible for direct and indirect losses to the American railroads probably exceeding $100,000,000 annually. The subject of impact as related to freight-car and lading damage was therefore chosen by the author's company for research study and exploration on the impact tack as a basis for the development of efficient car-cushioning products. The first part of the paper provides an analysis of the physics of impact. Next the paper reports railway-car impact studies which were made to determine the relation between car cushioning and disturbances to cars and ladings during impact.
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Availability:
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper appeared in Anthology of Rail Vehicle Dynamics, Volume 1: Freight Car Impact. The anthology was sponsored by the Rail Transportation Division. ASME. Presented at the Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, N.J. Nov. 29-Dec. 4, 1959.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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Authors:
- Baillie, W E
- Publication Date: 1971
Media Info
- Features: Figures;
- Pagination: p. 25-50
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Serial:
- Publication of: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS
- Publisher: Association of American Railroads
- ISSN: 0899-2029
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Cushioning materials; Freight cars; Impacts; Loss and damage; Train track dynamics
- Old TRIS Terms: Cushioning; Lading protection
- Subject Areas: Materials; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00047438
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Nov 14 1976 12:00AM