49 CFR Part 238
§ 238.703 — Quasi-static compression load requirements
FRA Part 238 · Subpart H — Specific Requirements for Tier III Passenger Equipment. Full current text with cross-references on BuildSpec.
§ 238.703 Quasi-static compression load requirements. (a) General. To demonstrate resistance to loss of occupied volume, Tier III trainsets shall comply with both the quasi-static compression load requirements in paragraph (b) of this section and the dynamic collision requirements in § 238.705. (b) Quasi-static compression load requirements. (1) Each individual vehicle in a Tier III trainset shall resist a minimum quasi-static end load applied on the collision load path of: (i) 800,000 pounds without permanent deformation of the occupied volume; or (ii) 1,000,000 pounds without exceeding…
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