TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Elements of Passive Safety of Railway Vehicles in Collision
JO  - International journal of crashworthiness
A1  - Simic, Goran
A1  - Lucanin, V
A1  - Milkovic, D
SP  - 357
EP  - 369
VL  - 11
IS  - 4
N2  - Measures for passive safety of railway vehicles in collision were analysed in this paper. A short review of safety measures of frontal glass and frontal sheet cover and requirements for anti-climb devices and the case of collision with road vehicles is given. Requirements for energy absorption of the bearing structure during collision are considered in more detail. Possible absorption elements are analysed. The results of laboratory testing of two absorption element types for energy absorption - pipe elements with openings that are smashed during deformation and elements that widen during deformation - are presented. A proposal for a crash worthy frontal part design of a diesel motor unit is given with incorporated elements for energy absorption. <p />
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SN  - 1358-8265
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -