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原文传递 Crashworthiness Analysis of the Placentia, CA Rail Collision.

题名：	Crashworthiness Analysis of the Placentia, CA Rail Collision.
作者：	parent, d. tyrell, d. perlman, a. b.
关键词：	collisions
摘要：	The Volpe Center is supporting the Federal Railroad Administration in performing rail passenger equipment crashworthiness research. The overall objective of this research is to develop strategies for improving structural crashworthiness and occupant protection. A field study of passenger train accidents is being conducted to investigate the causal mechanisms of how train occupants are injured during accidents. The investigation of the April 23, 2002 collision in Placentia, CA has motivated the development of occupant protection strategies. This process began with two simulation models: a collision dynamics model and an occupant response model. These simulations suggested that impact with workstation tables brought about fatal thoracic and abdominal injuries in two occupants. Workstation tables that limit and distribute the abdominal loads are currently under investigation through modeling and full-scale testing with advanced anthropomorphic test devices. / Supplementary Notes: Presented at ICrash 2004, San Francisco, CA., July 14-16-2004. Prepared in cooperation with Tufts Univ., Medford, MA. Sponsored by Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Research and Development. / Availability Note: Product reproduced from digital image. Order this product from NTIS by: phone at 1-800-553-NTIS (U.S. customers); (703)605-6000 (other countries); fax at (703)605-6900; and email at orders@ntis.gov. NTIS is located at 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA, 22161, USA.
总页数：	u0817；10p
报告类型：	科技报告