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Evaluation of Carbody Strength against Side Load

Last updated on 04 January 2013 5:39

It is a regretful fact that fatal accidents sometimes still occur despite ongoing efforts to reduce accident risk and ensure the safety of railways. At the Amagasaki accident in April 2005;# one carbody was severely damaged due to side impact. Static and dynamic compression tests were performed to evaluate the...

Author(s): Tomohiro OKINO;Yasushi UJITA

Organisation(s): Railway Technical Research Institute ;

2012

Japan

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