Crashworthiness of passenger rail vehicles: a review

G Gao, S Wang - International journal of crashworthiness, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
In this article, based on a broad review of the literature, a comprehensive overview of the
global state of the art in the development of rail vehicle crashworthiness is presented …

Energy absorption characteristics of a super hexagonal honeycomb under out-of-plane crushing

Y Yang, H Liu, Q Zhang, J Ma, X Yang, J Yang - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Designing innovative honeycomb materials with improved energy absorption capacity is a
long-term pursuit to provide adequate impact protection for crucial structural components …

Hybrid framework for safety design of human–rail vehicle transportation system using stochastic approach and optimization

L Hou, Y Peng, D Sun - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The human–rail vehicle transportation system safety design is complicated given that the
complexity of the multilevel system with parameter uncertainties propagating from the …

Dynamic analysis of railway vehicle derailment mechanism in train-to-train collision accidents

L Hou, Y Peng, D Sun - … Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Train collision-induced derailment may result in serious casualties. This study investigates
the railway vehicle derailment behaviour and explores the derailment causes in train-to-train …

Neck injury mechanisms in train collisions: dynamic analysis and data mining of the driver impact injury

L Hou, Y Peng, D Sun - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2020 - Elsevier
Human necks are vulnerable in train collision accidents. To design a safer cab workspace,
the driver neck injury mechanism should be investigated first. In this study, this issue is …

Parameter study and multi-objective optimization for crashworthiness of a B-type metro train

Y Liu, B Yang, S **ao, T Zhu… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
A train's crashworthiness responses are directly affected by the vehicle weight M, train
collision speed V, and empty stroke D. This study investigated the influences of M, V, and D …

Evaluation and improvement of crashworthiness for high-speed train seats

L Wei, L Zhang - International journal of crashworthiness, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The seating system of a railway vehicle is a key occupant protection device in the event of a
collision. To improve occupant safety during impact, the research on the seat structure …

[HTML][HTML] Recentadvances in the collision passive safety of trains andimpact biological damage of drivers and passengers

J Lin, LIU Kai, W Chengquan - 爆炸与冲击, 2021 - bzycj.cn
Recentadvances in the collision passive safety of trains andimpact biological damage of
drivers and passengers ISSN 1001-1455 CN 51-1148/O3 EI,Scopus,CA,JST收录 力学类中文 …

Research on the Influence of Multiple Parameters on the Responses of a B-type Subway Train

Y Liu, B Yang, S **ao, T Zhu, G Yang, R **u - Chinese Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
To obtain improved comprehensive crashworthiness criteria for a B-type subway train, the
influence laws of the vehicle design collision weight M and empty stroke D on the train's …

Investigation of the train driver injuries and the optimization design of driver workspace during a collision

Y Peng, L Hou, M Yang, H Tian - … Part F: Journal of Rail and …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to analyze train driver injuries under secondary impact and to
optimize the driver workspace to reduce the driver impact injury risk. The console–seat …