Sandia National Laboratories participated in a study to define the shock environments to which large, fissile material shipping containers may be exposed during rail-coupling operations. Tests were conducted using impact velocities up to 17.98 km/h (11.17 mph). The cargo on the rail cars consisted of a 36-tonne (40-ton) cask mounted on a skid or a 64-tonne (70-ton) cask. The rail cars were equipped with either standard draft gear, hydraulic end-of-car draft gear, or a sliding center sill cushion underframe. The maximum peak acceleration and its pulse duration were determined for the longitudinal, transverse, and vertical axes of the two casks.


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    Title :

    Shock Environments for Large Shipping Containers during Rail Coupling Operations


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    Publication date :

    1980


    Size :

    74 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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