Railway Age

Damage Prevention Impact Tests

MxV RAIL R&D, RAILWAY AGE JULY 2025 ISSUE: Under the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Strategic Research Initiatives Program, MxV Rail and its Damage Prevention & Loading Services (DP&LS) group ...
Consumer Reports

Small Cars Exceed Expectations in Tougher IIHS Side Impact Testing

Last year the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) began running tougher new side impact crash testing designed to replicate real-world situations involving impacts from SUVs. The results are ...
Consumer Reports

Small Pickup Trucks Do Well in Tougher IIHS Side Impact Testing

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) began performing tougher new side impact crash testing last year designed to better replicate real-world situations involving impacts from SUVs and ...
CompositesWorld

Damage tolerance testing of sandwich composites: The sandwich flexure-after-impact (FAI) test

In my January 2024 column, I reported on a new ASTM test method for use in assessing the damage tolerance of sandwich composites under compression loading: the sandwich compression-after-impact (CAI) ...