Two-car impact test of crash-energy management passenger rail cars: Analysis of occupant protection measurements

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Rail Transportation Division (Publication) RTD

Volumn 28, Issue , 2004, Pages 87-96

  Severson, Kristine J ^a   Parent, Daniel P ^a   Tyrell, David C ^a  

^a VOLPE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; IMPACT TESTING; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ANTHROPOMORPHIC TEST DEVICES (ATD); COLLISION BEHAVIOR; CRASH-ENERGY MANAGEMENT (CEM); OCCUPANT PROTECTIONS;

RAIL MOTOR CARS;

EID: 17744368077     PISSN: 10788883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2004-61249     Document Type: Conference Paper

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