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Capabilities | Crashworthiness Analysis

Analysis of Indian Railway Passenger Coach Crashworthiness
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Indian Railway Passenger Coach Crashworthiness
- Eliminate undesirable crash deformations
- Introduce controlled collapse in the car end crush zone
- Update car body designs for retrofit or construction of new coach cars
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Development of CEM Requirements
- Improve the safety of Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) designs in the U.S.
- Assist the ASME RT-1 Committee in developing a structural safety standard
- Develop Crash Energy Management (CEM) requirements for LRV Metrolink expert witness services
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Metrolink Expert Witness Services
- Investigate a collision between a Metrolink train and Ford truck
- Calculate collision loads with LS-DYNA and investigate possible derailment conditions
- Determine effects of push vs. pull operation for trains
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