Rail Vehicle Crashworthiness

Our support to the rail industry ranges from safety and durability assessment of aftermarket component fitment, to full refurbishment CAE support. Our customers benefit from the latest CAE technology in the automotive and the aerospace domain. We are familiar with GMRT-2100 and London Underground Standard for Rolling Stock 1-180.

Examples of our rail activities include:

Crashworthiness development of D-train for VivaRail, see: Train Crash Test
Strength and fatigue assessment of mounting structure including secondary restraints of aftermarket air conditioning units, track inspection instrumentation fitted to rolling stock.
Complete vehicle twist computer simulation
Strength and fatigue assessment of seating systems and carriage partitioning.
3D scanning of complete railway carriages for build tolerance assessment and computer modelling

3D laser scan of a complete train body

Virtual tour of a 3D laser scan of a complete train body

Validation of obstacle model for train crash

3D Laser scanning of a train crash set-up

CAE model of a train crash test

Large deformation non-linear analysis of a London Underground intercar barrier concept

London Underground train partition FEA

Marine

We have carried out FEA modelling of various components used in the marine industry including lifting strops, shackles, buckles and hooks.

We are keen to apply our knowledge of composite materials and their computer modelling to the marine industry.

FEA of a hook for marine applications

FEA of a buckle to include strap routing

3D laser scan of a buckle (where CAD was unavailable)