Investigation of a Columbus, Ohio train derailment caused by fractured rail

Frank Zakar, Erik Mueller
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Abstract

On July 11, 2012 an eastbound Norfolk Southern train derailed 17 cars within the city limits of Columbus, OH. Three of the cars that derailed were carrying over 86,000 gallons of denatured ethanol. Once breached, the ethanol in the tank cars ignited, fueling a large fire. The derailment led to the evacuation of over 100 people and cost over $1.2 million. This paper will detail the on-scene response and failure analysis performed by the NTSB Materials Laboratory, focusing on the recovered rail that contained 25 transverse detail fractures.

俄亥俄州哥伦布市一列火车因铁轨断裂而脱轨的调查
2012年7月11日,一列诺福克南方火车在俄亥俄州哥伦布市范围内东行,17节车厢脱轨。脱轨的三节车厢载有超过86000加仑的变性乙醇。一旦被破坏,罐车里的乙醇就会起火,引发一场大火。脱轨导致100多人撤离,损失超过120万美元。本文将详细介绍NTSB材料实验室进行的现场响应和失效分析,重点是包含25个横向细节断裂的恢复轨道。
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