Offset impact in railway vehicles: A study on energy absorbers
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit
Published online on April 30, 2026
Abstract
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, Ahead of Print.
In response to the growing regulatory emphasis on evaluating non-axial impact conditions in crash safety assessments, this study investigates the crashworthiness of thin-walled tubular energy absorbers under offset impact using Finite Element simulations, ...
In response to the growing regulatory emphasis on evaluating non-axial impact conditions in crash safety assessments, this study investigates the crashworthiness of thin-walled tubular energy absorbers under offset impact using Finite Element simulations, ...