DESIGN PARAMETERS OF BUFFER STOPS

Petr Guziur

doi:10.14311/APP.2016.5.0017

DESIGN PARAMETERS OF BUFFER STOPS

Authors

Petr Guziur Brno University of Technology, Faculty of civil engineering, Veverí 331/95, 602 00 Brno

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/APP.2016.5.0017

Abstract

Paper discuses reasons of building buffer stops and situations that may occur in railway station leading to build safety tracks. Also discusses parameters of buffer stops that enter its design, such as collision speed and kinetic energy absorbing capacity. Furthermore, presents categories of
buffer stops depending on principles of absorbing the kinetic energy and points pros and cons of each structure.