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Title: SCALE-MODEL TEST OF AN ENERGY-ABSORBING BARRIER
Accession Number: 00203550
Record Type: Component
Abstract: A SCALE-MODEL TEST OF THE "TEXAS BARREL BARRIER" WAS CONDUCTED TO DEMONSTRATE THE GREAT UTILITY OF SCALE MODELING IN THE STUDY OF ENERGY-ABSORBING HIGHWAY BARRIERS. THIS BARRIER CONSISTS OF AN ARRAY OF EMPTY 55-GAL DRUMS ATTACHED TOGETHER AND FASTENED IN PLACE SO THAT ENERGY FROM AN IMPACTING AUTOMOBILE IS ABSORBED IN THE PLASTIC DEFORMATION OF THE DRUMS. THE RESULTS OF THIS TEST WERE FOUND TO AGREE VERY WELL WITH RESULTS FROM A FULL-SCALE TEST THAT WAS MODELED. THE MODELING TECHNIQUES ARE PRESENTED, AND THE SIMILITUDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SCALE MODELING OF THE CAR AND THE BARRIER ARE DEVELOPED. /AUTHOR/
Supplemental Notes: Sponsored by Committee on Traffic Safety Barriers and Sign, Signal and Lighting Supports and presented at the 50th Annual Meeting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01410278
Authors: Fay, Richard JWittrock, Edward PPagination: pp 75-82
Publication Date: 1971
Serial: Conference:
50th Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
Location:
Washington District of Columbia, United States Media Type: Print
Features: Figures
(7)
; References
(3)
; Tables
(1)
TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Jul 25 1971 12:00AM
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