PREN 15227 : DRAFT 2016

European foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Crashworthiness design of railway vehicle structures
5 Crashworthiness assessment requirements
6 Structural passive safety design requirements
7 Validation of crashworthiness
Annex A (informative) - Parameters of
        design collision scenarios
Annex B (normative) - Requirements of
        a validation programme
Annex C (normative) - Reference
        obstacle definitions
Annex D (normative) - Reference train
        definitions - Defined formations
Annex E (informative) - Migration rule for
        this European Standard
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship
         between this European Standard and
         the Essential Requirements of EU
         Directive 2008/57/EC of the European
         Parliament and of the Council of 17 June
         2008 on the interoperability of the rail
         system within the Community (Recast)
Bibliography

Describes the requirements and methods for demonstrating that the passive safety objectives have been achieved by comparison with existing proven designs, numerical simulation, component or full-size tests, or a combination of all these methods.