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Evaluations Of Frp Composite Coupons Under Impact And Puncture, Lekhnath Bhandari
Evaluations Of Frp Composite Coupons Under Impact And Puncture, Lekhnath Bhandari
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Evaluations of FRP Composite Coupons Under Impact and Puncture
Lekhnath Bhandari
Railroad tank cars are the main mode of transportation for carrying flammable liquids and other hazardous materials, in any mode of ground transportation system. These tank cars, if punctured during derailments may explode releasing large amounts of hazardous materials and posing serious threats to human life and leading to economic losses. To minimize such catastrophes, in 2015, United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) proposed to improve the thermal and puncture performances of these tank cars and introduced two new design specifications: DOT-117 and DOT-117R. Tank cars with 9/16 inches …