Dynamic Simulation of Train Derailments

This paper describes a planar rigid-body model to examine the gross motions of rail cars in a train derailment. The model is implemented using a commercial software package called ADAMS (Automatic Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems). The results of the ADAMS model are compared with results from other engineering models that were developed from explicit derivation of the equations of motion. The ADAMS model was also used to conduct sensitivity studies. Various assumptions and characteristic values were varied to examine their respective effect on the resulting motion. The variations include: the number of cars in the train make-up, on- and off-track coefficients of friction, coupler characteristics, and initial conditions. Results from the simulations suggest that train speed, on- and off-track coefficients of friction, and coupler characteristics have the most significant influence on the gross motions.

• Record URL:
  http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00423110600882753#.VJbtysAM
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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10016-5990
• Authors:
  • Paetsch, C R
  • Perlman, A Benjamin
  • Jeong, D Y
• Conference:
  • 2006 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
  • Location: Chicago Illinois, United States
  • Date: 2006-11-5 to 2006-11-10
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 10p
• Monograph Title: 2006 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuter cars; Derailments; Passenger cars; Railroad crashes; Railroad engineering; Railroad safety; Railroad trains; Railroad transportation; Simulation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Planar interpolation
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01053863
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: IMECE2006-14607
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 5 2007 2:45PM