| EFFECTIVENESS OF ECE R66 AND FMVSS 220 STANDARDS IN ROLLOVER CRASHWORTHINESS ASSESSMENT OF PARATRANSIT BUSES |
| B. GEPNER1, C. BOJANOWSKI2, L. KWASNIEWSKI3, J. WEKEZER1 |
1FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
2Argonne National Laboratory
3Warsaw University of Technology |
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| ABSTRACT |
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The main objective of the presented study was to compare the effectiveness of two standard test procedures for evaluating bus roof integrity: the dynamic rollover test according to UN-ECE Regulation 66 (ECE-R66), and the quasi-static symmetric roof loading according the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 220 (FMVSS 220). Both tests were applied to a selected Paratransit Bus. The investigation was carried out primarily using a numerical study backed up by experimental validation tests on components and full scale rollover tests. A sensitivity analysis using LS-OPT |
| Key Words:
Bus safety, Finite element analysis, FMVSS 220, Rollover, Sensitivity analysis, UN ECE-R66 |
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