DESIGN FEATURES & COACHES OF LHB COACH SHELL
DESIGN FEATURES OF LHB COACH SHELL
3.3 COACH SHELL OF LHB COACHES
The entire shell is made from stainless steel and low corrosion steel. All the structural elements with section thickness above 5mm and more are made from Corten steel. Trough floor and roof panels are made from Austenitic stainless steel. Other structural members and side members and sidewall panels are made from ferritic stainless steel. The shell design eliminates turnunder and other pockets causing corrosion in conventional coaches.
Special Design feature of LHB coach flooring:
16 mm composite board made from cork panels glued to “Makore” wood has been used. Flooring panels are lightweight, strong, warp resistant and also resistant to vibrant/impact forces. These floors are specially treated for fire resistance; these are also resistant to moisture, cigarette burns, staining, aging etc. The intermediate cork layer imparts nice insulation characteristics to the floor panel. The “floating” floor is supported by rubber- metal decoupling elements, for absorption of structural vibrations. Interlocking joints of vertical & horizontal members is adopted for structural joints
