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Structural performance of 117J tank cars and 117R variants under derailment conditions : final report.T44-3/32-2023E-PDF

"This report describes the study performed by Sharma & Associates, Inc. (SA) for Transport Canada (TC) on the crashworthiness of various designs of rail tank cars. It describes several improvements to the methodology used in earlier work including the effect of temperature on material properties. The results are presented in terms of the estimated number of tank car punctures and top fittings failures in a range of accident scenarios"--Introduction, page 1 (first section).

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Transport Canada, issuing body.
  • Sharma & Associates, Inc., consultant.
TitleStructural performance of 117J tank cars and 117R variants under derailment conditions : final report.
Variant title
  • Structural performance of 117J tank cars and 117R variants under derailment conditions : mixed train modelling and results
  • Derailment performance of TC-117 variants
  • Mixed train modelling
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
Earlier editionStructural performance of 117J tank cars and 117R variants under derailment conditions :
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Cover title.
  • "Unclassified / Non classifié."
  • "Submitted to: TDG, Transport Canada."
  • "For contract #: T8080-200562."
  • "TP 15544E."
  • "June 2022."
  • "March 2023."
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-44).
  • Final report -- Mixed train modelling and results.
Publishing information
  • Ottawa ON Canada : Transport Canada, 2023.
  • ©2023
Description1 online resource (ii, 56, 17 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour)
Catalogue number
  • T44-3/32-2023E-PDF
Departmental catalogue numberTP 15544E
Edition
  • [2023 edition].
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