Application of Welded Steel Sandwich Panels for Tank Car Shell Impact Protection (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781499123180)

This report describes research conducted to examine the application of sandwich structure technology to provide protection against the threat of an indenter striking the side or shell of a tank car in the event of an accident. This research was conducted in two phases over a 3-year period. Testing and analysis of flat, welded steel sandwich panels was conducted in the initial phase of the research. Based on the observations and results from that initial phase, a curved, welded steel sandwich panel was designed and built to protect the side or shell of a decommissioned liquid chlorine tank car during a full-scale impact test. Although the protective panel experienced severe damage, the commodity-carrying tank experienced only permanent deformation and did not puncture.

Author: U. S. Department of Transportation
ISBN-10: 1499123183
ISBN-13: 9781499123180
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 04/28/2014
Pages: 78
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.16d