TY - GEN
T1 - Safety effectiveness of integrated accident prevention strategies
AU - Liu, Xiang
AU - Saat, M. Rapik
AU - Barkan, Christopher P.L.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - There are potential interactions among approaches to reduce or prevent certain accident causes. Given the overlapped safety benefits of various measures for accident prevention, it is necessary to identify their interactions and quantify the safety effectiveness of combined accident prevention strategies. This study focuses on strategies to prevent broken rails and broken wheels, respectively. Improved wheel condition reduces the impact load on the rail, thereby may reduce broken-rail-caused derailments. In this paper, we propose a quantitative framework to assess the safety effectiveness of combined accident prevention strategies under various operational conditions. In the larger context of railroad hazardous materials risk management, integrated accident prevention can be compared to other means of risk reduction measures, such as tank car safety design enhancement or operational changes.
AB - There are potential interactions among approaches to reduce or prevent certain accident causes. Given the overlapped safety benefits of various measures for accident prevention, it is necessary to identify their interactions and quantify the safety effectiveness of combined accident prevention strategies. This study focuses on strategies to prevent broken rails and broken wheels, respectively. Improved wheel condition reduces the impact load on the rail, thereby may reduce broken-rail-caused derailments. In this paper, we propose a quantitative framework to assess the safety effectiveness of combined accident prevention strategies under various operational conditions. In the larger context of railroad hazardous materials risk management, integrated accident prevention can be compared to other means of risk reduction measures, such as tank car safety design enhancement or operational changes.
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U2 - 10.1115/JRC2013-2472
DO - 10.1115/JRC2013-2472
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84890039043
SN - 9780791855300
T3 - 2013 Joint Rail Conference, JRC 2013
BT - 2013 Joint Rail Conference, JRC 2013
T2 - 2013 Joint Rail Conference, JRC 2013
Y2 - 15 April 2013 through 18 April 2013
ER -