Since about the year 2000, the transit industry began looking at Crash Energy Management (CEM) as the primary mechanism to improve crashworthiness, departing from simple strength-based specifications that dominated the industry since crashworthiness first became a concern. As we have moved to CEM, and incorporated more performance-based specifications, the industry continued to introduce new vehicle designs that drove a re-evaluation of current CEM standards. The standards for crashworthiness continue to evolve as vehicles have become longer, standard couplers are replaced by articulated connections, anti-climbers are integrated with energy absorption devices, and mixed-mode of operation poses new challenges. We look at how standards are changing to keep up. 

Future Meetings:

• Our lunch meetings will resume in the fall
• September 11
• October 9
• November 13
• December 11
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• January 8, 2019
• February 12
• March 12
• April 9
• May 14

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Speaker(s): Martin Schroeder,

Agenda:

11:30 am – lunch & conversation

12:00 pm – presentation & discussion

1:00 pm – adjourn

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Transit

Red Line 

Metro Center Station
Exit station through 13TH ST NW & G ST NW entrance.
Walk approx. 2 blocks North on 13th St NW.

Orange/Blue/Silver Lines 

McPherson Square Station
Exit station through 14TH & I ST NW – FRANKLIN SQUARE entrance.
Walk approximately 1 block East on I St NW.

Parking: Advance discounted reservations available at www.spothero.com

Location:
Room: Suite 1200 East
Bldg: American Public Transportation Association
1300 I Street, NW
Washington, District of Columbia
20005