Development and experimental evaluation of a steel tube vehicle impact attenuation system
Abstract
The vehicle crash attenuator scale model experimental program is discussed. A design procedure based on these experiments was developed and employed to design two full scale steel tube impact attenuation systems. These systems were subjected to a full scale crash testing program involving vehicles of various weights impacting the units at different locations while traveling at 60 mph. The performance of these impact attenuation devices with respect to structural adequacy, impact severity, and vehicle trajectory are evaluated.
- Publication:
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Final Report Connecticut Univ
- Pub Date:
- September 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981conn.rept.....C
- Keywords:
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- Attenuation;
- Fences (Barriers);
- Impact Loads;
- Pipes (Tubes);
- Roads;
- Safety Devices;
- Steel Structures;
- Automobiles;
- Crashes;
- Deceleration;
- Impact Tests;
- Structural Stability;
- Engineering (General)