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Dynamic strength

Test Centre

The following tests belong to the group of dynamic strength tests:

  • fatigue tests,
  • vehicle buffer impact tests and dynamic buffer tests,
  • deformation resistance tests (crash tests),
  • on-track strength tests.

Fatigue tests

The tests shall be carried out in accordance with TSI LOC&PAS, TSI WAG, European standards, UIC leaflets, VDV documents or according to special customer requirements.

Up to 24 simultaneously controlled electrohydraulic cylinders with a maximum force of up to 630 kN are available for testing.
The tests are carried out in cooperation with the VZU Plzeň testing laboratory.

Buffer impact tests and dynamic buffer tests

The tests shall be carried out in accordance with TSI LOC&PAS, TSI WAG, European standards, UIC leaflets, ERRI documents or according to special customer requirements.

The purpose of the tests is to determine the dynamic strength of the vehicle, to verify the bogie-to-body connection and to determine the characteristics of the vehicle bumpers.
The tests are carried out at the facility of the VÚKV test centre.

Deformation resistance tests

The tests shall be carried out in accordance with TSI LOC&PAS, European standards, VDV documents or according to special customer requirements.

The tests are carried out at the facility of the VÚKV test centre.

On-track strength tests
The tests shall be carried out in accordance with TSI LOC&PAS, TSI WAG, European standards, ERRI, DVS, FKM and VDV documents or according to special customer requirements.

On-track strength tests are carried out on selected railway lines. Real stress in the construction of the tested vehicle while driving in real operational conditions is determined.

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