This paper describes an ongoing industry sponsored research project that has the objective of improving the safety of railroad tank cars in accidents. Organized to study all aspects of tank car design, the project seeks to find cost effective design changes that will reduce the probability of lading loss caused by mechanical impacts and fire impingement.


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    Title :

    Railroad tank car safety - an in-depth study


    Additional title:

    Sicherheit von Eisenbahntankwagen - Eine tiefgehende Untersuchung


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    ASME-Papers ; Jul ; 1-9


    Publication date :

    1986


    Size :

    9 Seiten, 7 Bilder, 12 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English







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