Numerical Simulation of Railway Accidents for Passive Safety Analysis

Objectives

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General characterization

Code

12383

Credits

1.5

Responsible teacher

Marta Isabel Pimenta Verdete da Silva Carvalho, Zuzana Dimitrovova

Hours

Weekly - 1

Total - 18

Teaching language

Português

Prerequisites

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Bibliography

• European Commission, European Standard EN 15227 –Railway Applications, Vol. 2000, EC document, Brussels, 2007.
• RSSB, Railway Group Standard GM/RT2100, Issue Five, 2012.
• J.O. Hallquist, LS-DYNA Theory Manual, LSTC, Livermore, CA, 2006.
• N. Yoganandan, A.M. Nahum and J.W. Melvin, Accidental Injury: Biomechanics and Prevention, Science+Business Media, Springer, New York, 2015.
• P. Nikravesh, Computer Aided Analysis of Mechanical Systems, Prentice – Hall Publishers, Englewod Cliffs, New Jersey, 1988.

Teaching method

The teaching and assessment methodology is based on theoretical and practical learning through the execution of specific tutorials created in LS-Dyna for each program content.

Evaluation method

1 assignment, the statement being combined between the trainee (or group) and the teacher.

Subject matter

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