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=== 09:00 – 10:00 ===

CHECK-IN-TIME: Come together / Exhibition / Networking Coffee  #1

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PASSIVE SAFETY of RAIL VEHICLES 2024: INNOVATIONS IN PASSIVE SAFETY.

• Dipl.-Volkswirt Eckhard SCHULZ (Managing Director); [BAHNVERBAND e.V.; IFV Bahntechnik; Berlin / Germany]

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• (Inaugural address #PS2024: PASSIVE SAFETY, CRASHWORTHINESS and Interior Design)

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ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CRASHWORTHINESS DESIGN IN RAILWAY VEHICLES: AN OVERVIEW.

• Dipl. Ing. Dr. habil. Alois STARLINGER (Member of the Group Executive Board, Head of Vehicle Authorization, Structural Analysis & Testing); [Stadler Rail Group; Altenrhein / Switzerland]

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LAST RETURNS OF EXPERIENCE ON THE CRASHWORTHY ROLLING STOCK IN FRANCE.

• Patrick JUMIN, Ph.D. (National technical expert for carbody structure and interfaces, Rolling stock referent); [SNCF, Rolling Stock Engineering Center; Le Mans / France] {and} Khalid El MOUAHHID {and} Aurélie GOUDÉ

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• (OCCUPANT PROTECTION, ROLLING STOCK PROTECTION; EN15227 VS SNCF REQUIREMENTS)

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=== COFFEE BREAK ===

Networking time and exhibition PASSIVE SAFETY         #2

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NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF THE REAL COLLISION OF THE LOCOMOTIVE CLASS 742 WITH THE SINGLE-DECKER ELECTRIC UNIT.

• Dr.-Ing. Zdeněk MALKOVSKY (Managing Director, CEO); [VÚKV a.s., Prague / Czech Republic] {and} Dipl.-Ing. Roman JEŽDÍK (Structural Engineer); [VÚKV a.s., Dept. of vehicle strength; Prague / Czech Republic]

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• (REAL COLLISION, SIMULATION MODEL AND ANALYSIS)

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SOME RESULTS OF THE PROJECT „ANALYSIS OF A TRAM-PEDESTRIAN COLLISION: VALIDATION OF SIMULATION MODELS“.

• Dipl.-Ing. Roman JEŽDÍK (Structural Engineer); [VÚKV a.s., Dept. of vehicle strength; Prague / Czech Republic]

{and} Co-Authors:

• Dipl.-Ing. František LOPOT, Ph.D. (Head of Department of Designing and Machine Components); [Czech Technical University; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering; Prague / Czech Republic] {and} Ing. Vojtěch RULC, Ph.D.; [Advanced Engineering s.r.o. ; Prague / Czech Republic]

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• (VALIDATION OF CORRESPONDING SIMULATION MODELS)

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=== LUNCH BREAK ===

Networking time and exhibition PASSIVE SAFETY          #3

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AMTRAK PASSENGER TRAIN DERAILMENT INVESTIGATION, SEPTEMBER 25, 2021, JOPLIN, MONTANA / U.S.A.: WINDOW RETENTION AND OTHER PASSIVE SAFETY FEATURES IN A ROLLOVER DERAILMENT.

• Kristine SEVERSON, M.Sc. (Senior Mechanical Engineer/Project Manager Interior Occupant Protection); [U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Structures and Dynamics Division; Cambridge, MA / U.S.A.]

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• (Accident Investigation, Derailment, Window Retention, Glazing Retention, Compartmentalization, Secondary Impact Injuries)

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LOCOMOTIVE TRAIN-TO-TRAIN IMPACT TEST:<br /> WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINT AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION EXPERIMENTS.

• Kristine SEVERSON, M.Sc. (Senior Mechanical Engineer/Project Manager Interior Occupant Protection); [U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Structures and Dynamics Division; Cambridge, MA / U.S.A.]

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• (crashworthiness of passenger seats, workstation tables; occupant protection)

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=== COFFEE BREAK ===

Networking time and exhibition PASSIVE SAFETY          #4

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LOCOMOTIVE CRASH ENERGY MANAGEMENT TRAIN-TO-TRAIN IMPACT TEST RESULTS.

• Karina JACOBSEN, M.Sc.  (Senior Mechanical Engineer); [U.S. Dept of Transportation (Volpe National Transportation Systems Center); Cambridge, MA / U.S.A.] {and} P. LLANA, M.Sc. (Senior Mechanical Engineer); [U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA / U.S.A.] {and} Patricia LLANA, M.Sc. (Senior Mechanical Engineer); [U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Structures and Dynamics Division; Cambridge, MA / U.S.A.]

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• (LOCOMOTIVE COLLISION, Crash Energy Management Components, Push-Back Coupler, Deformalbe Anti-Climber and CRASHWORTHINESS)

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REGULATORY REVIEW OF CRASHWORTHINESS REQUIREMENTS.

• N.N.; [Jacobs Solutions Inc., Dallas, TX / U.S.A.]

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• (EXAMPLES FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES)

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IMPROVEMENT OF PASSIVE SAFETY: RELEVANT CHALLENGES FOR FUTURE RESEARCH PROJECTS

• N.N.; Think tank Railway Technology [RAILWAY-ASSOCIATION.eu, Berlin / Germany]
• (INFORMATION about the Working group PASSIVE SAFETY [optional])

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=== 17:15 (approx.) ===  End of the programme of the FIRST CONFERENCE DAY

=== 17:45 === TRANSFER to the Restaurant for the TRADITIONAL EVENING EVENT in Berlin      #5

• BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE MEETING for the participants of Passive Safety 2024

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