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ISSN 1759-3433
CCP: 104
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE
Edited by: J. Pombo
Paper 217

The Longitudinal Strength of a Body Frame in Consideration of Plastic Regions

T. Hamajima1, K. Nishimura1 and Y. Terumichi2

1Technology Research and Development (Komaki), Central Japan Railway Company, Aichi, Japan
2Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
T. Hamajima, K. Nishimura, Y. Terumichi, "The Longitudinal Strength of a Body Frame in Consideration of Plastic Regions", in J. Pombo, (Editor), "Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 217, 2014. doi:10.4203/ccp.104.217
Keywords: railway, buckling, impact strength, structural analysis, finite element method.

Summary
In recent years, extensive dynamic analysis and structural analysis has been done while considering abnormalities, such as derailment and collisions with foreign objects. In such situations, longitudinal force that exceeds design load may be applied to the car body. In this paper, the longitudinal strength of a railway vehicle, made in accordance with Japanese industrial standards (JIS), is evaluated in consideration of plastic deformation. As a result, it was clarified that existing vehicle structures have much larger longitudinal crippling strength than elastic strength as defined in the standards. In addition, this paper examines the effect that dynamics and load path have on longitudinal strength and the location of buckling.

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