Secondary collisions in passenger train crashes are considered and a companion paper dealing with primary collisions is followed up. The effects of crash pulse magnitude and duration, occupant flail distance, and the nature of the impacted surface are considered. The constitutive relationship for a Hybrid III dummy head satisfying the peak acceleration requirements of FMVSS208 is developed and used with the crash victim simulator MADYMO to investigate the impact response of train passengers seated in a unidirectional layout. It is shown that the design of the coach shell and the interior have to be integrated to obtain train designs that will minimize occupant injuries in the event of train collisions.


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    Title :

    Passenger Train Crashworthiness—Secondary Collisions


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1996-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Passenger Train Crashworthiness -- Secondary Collisions

    Chatterjee, Subhasish | Online Contents | 1996


    Passenger Train Crashworthiness—Secondary Collisions

    Chatterjee, Subhasish / Carney, John | Transportation Research Record | 1996


    Passenger Train Crashworthiness-Secondary Collisions

    Chatterjee, S. / Carney, J. F. / National Research Council; Transportation Research Board | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1996


    Passenger Train Crashworthiness—Primary Collisions

    Chatterjee, Subhasish / arney, John F. C. | Transportation Research Record | 1996


    Passenger Train Crashworthiness-Primary Collisions

    Chatterjee, S. / Carney, J. F. / National Research Council; Transportation Research Board | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1996