Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis
Brittle Fracture Explosive Failure of a Pressurized Railroad Tank Car
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Published:1993
Abstract
A 127 cu m (4,480 cu ft) pressurized railroad tank car burst catastrophically. The railroad tank was approximately 18 m (59 ft) long (from 2:1 elliptical heads), 3 m (10 ft) in OD, and 16 mm (0.63 in.) thick. The chemical and material properties of the tank were to comply with AAR M-128 Grade B. As a result of the explosive failure of the tank car, fragments were ejected from the central region of the car between the support trucks from ground zero to a maximum of approximately 195 m (640 ft). The mode of failure was a brittle...
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Member Sign InSamuel J. Brown, Brittle Fracture Explosive Failure of a Pressurized Railroad Tank Car, Handbook of Case Histories in Failure Analysis, Vol 2, Edited By Khlefa A. Esaklul, ASM International, 1993, p 240–248, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.fach.v02.c9001347
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