49 CFR Part 238
§ 238.217 — Side structure
FRA Part 238 · Subpart C — Specific Requirements for Tier I Passenger Equipment. Full current text with cross-references on BuildSpec.
§ 238.217 Side structure. Each passenger car shall comply with the following: (a) Side posts and corner braces. (1) For modified girder, semi-monocoque, or truss construction, the sum of the section moduli in inches 3—about a longitudinal axis, taken at the weakest horizontal section between the side sill and side plate—of all posts and braces on each side of the car located between the body corner posts shall be not less than 0.30 multiplied by the distance in feet between the centers of end panels. (2) For modified girder or semi-monocoque construction only, the sum of the section moduli in…
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