Shock and vibration environments encountered during normal rail transportation of heavy cargo

Technical Report · Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6883212· OSTI ID:6883212

Magnuson, C F

This study was conducted to obtain vibration and superimposed shock data during normal rail shipment of heavy cargo. The data were obtained during a regularly scheduled rail shipment of a 45-tonne (50-ton) cargo which consisted of an empty spent-fuel container, its supporting structure, and associated hoisting devices. The shipment was made over rail lines which are operated by the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company between Denver, Colorado and Albuquerque, New Mexico. The instrumented rail car was equipped with 0.38-m (15-in.) hydraulic end-of-car coupling devices. The 99 percentile levels of vibration acceleration amplitudes and single degree-of-freedom superimposed shock response spectra for the longitudinal, transverse, and vertical axes are presented.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6883212
• Report Number(s): SAND-82-0819; TTC-0298; ON: DE82022238
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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