Research Article
Improved Multibody Dynamics for Investigating Energy Dissipation in Train Collisions Based on Scaling Laws
Table 6
Structure deformations and energy absorption of head car at different collision speeds.
| | Location | 10 km/h | 22.8 km/h | 36 km/h | | Deformation (mm) | Energy (J) | Deformation (mm) | Energy (J) | Deformation (mm) | Energy (J) |
| | Region 1 | Collapsed tube | 62.5 | 586 | 62.5 | 586 | 62.5 | 586 | | Main energy absorbing structure | 16.1 | 277 | 224 | 3850 | 580 | 9969 |
| | Region 2 | Collapsed tube | 62.5 | 586 | 62.5 | 586 | 62.5 | 586 | | Main energy absorbing structure | 10 | 172 | 150 | 2578 | 502 | 8628 |
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