Evaluation of Rail Passenger Equipment Crashworthiness Strategies

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1825, 2003, Pages 8-14

  Tyrell, David ^a   Perlman, A Benjamin ^b  

^a VOLPE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^b Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISION AVOIDANCE; CRASHWORTHINESS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; RAIL MOTOR CARS; VEHICLES;

CRASH ENERGY MANAGEMENT (CEM); TRAIN COLLISIONS;

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0344687307     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1825-02     Document Type: Conference Paper

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