Title :
Study on the crashworthiness of rail vehicles
Author :
Marunaka, Toshinori ; Kimura, Toshinori ; Taguchi, Makoto ; Yoshikawa, Takao ; Kumamoto, Hideki ; Kishida, Kazuhito
Author_Institution :
Kawasaki Steel Corp., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
Crashworthiness requirements are appearing more frequently in rail vehicle technical specifications. These requirements represent an effort to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities to rail passengers in collisions. There are relatively few published studies which provide methodologies for analyzing the crash behavior of rail vehicles. This paper presents car-body crash test results. Crash behavior is shown to be predictable using Kawasaki´s analysis method, which employs LS-DYNA
Keywords :
accidents; mechanical engineering computing; railways; safety; vehicles; Kawasaki´s analysis method; LS-DYNA; car-body crash test results; collisions; crash behavior; crashworthiness study; fatalities; injuries; rail passengers; rail vehicle; technical specifications; Automobiles; Computer crashes; Costs; Injuries; Marine vehicles; Rails; Road accidents; US Department of Transportation; Vehicle crash testing; Vehicle safety;
Conference_Titel :
Railroad Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE/ASME Joint
Conference_Location :
Toronto, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7085-6
DOI :
10.1109/RRCON.2001.921768
